1. What is the nature of the data of the two
variables in the relationship question?
Both
Variables
Scaled
At least
one is
Ordinal
At least
one is
Nominal
2. • What is the correlation between driving speed (scaled) and
caffeinated drink consumption (scaled)?
Both Variables Scaled
3. • What is the correlation between driving speed (scaled) and
caffeinated drink consumption (scaled)?
Both Variables Scaled
At least one is Ordinal
• What is the correlation between the rank ordering of states
in terms of median income (ordinal) and sense of well being
of state residents (scaled)?
4. • What is the correlation between driving speed (scaled) and
caffeinated drink consumption (scaled)?
Both Variables Scaled
At least one is Ordinal
• What is the correlation between the rank ordering of states
in terms of median income (ordinal) and sense of well being
of state residents (scaled)?
At least one is Nominal
• What is the correlation between political persuasion
(democrat/republican) (nominal) and sense of well being
(scaled)?
5. At least one is Nominal
• What is the correlation between political persuasion
(democrat/republican) (nominal) and sense of well being
(scaled)?
• What is the correlation between political persuasion
(democrat/republican) (nominal) and whether they are happy
or sad (nominal)?
• What is the correlation between driving speed (scaled) and
caffeinated drink consumption (scaled)?
Both Variables Scaled
At least one is Ordinal
• What is the correlation between the rank ordering of states
in terms of median income (ordinal) and sense of well being
of state residents (scaled)?
7. What is the relationship between rain fall
in inches and number of crop failures?
Both
Variables
Scaled
At least
one is
Ordinal
At least
one is
Nominal
8. What is the relationship between rain fall
in inches and number of crop failures?
Both
Variables
Scaled
At least
one is
Ordinal
At least
one is
Nominal
9. What is the relationship between rain fall
in inches and number of crop failures?
Both
Variables
Scaled
At least
one is
Ordinal
At least
one is
Nominal
• Rain fall in inches is scaled
• Number of crop failures is scaled
11. Is there a relationship between being in Jr.
High or High school and having school
spirit or not?
Both
Variables
Scaled
At least
one is
Ordinal
At least
one is
Nominal
12. Is there a relationship between being in Jr.
High or High school and having school
spirit or not?
Both
Variables
Scaled
At least
one is
Ordinal
At least
one is
Nominal
13. • Being in Jr. High or high school is nominal
• Having school spirit or not is nominal
Is there a relationship between being in Jr.
High or High school and having school
spirit or not?
Both
Variables
Scaled
At least
one is
Ordinal
At least
one is
Nominal
15. What is the relationship between graduate
student GRE percentile rankings and the
number of publications they have while
they are students?
Both
Variables
Scaled
At least
one is
Ordinal
At least
one is
Nominal
16. What is the relationship between graduate
student GRE percentile rankings and the
number of publications they have while
they are students?
Both
Variables
Scaled
At least
one is
Ordinal
At least
one is
Nominal
17. What is the relationship between graduate
student GRE percentile rankings and the
number of publications they have while
they are students?
Both
Variables
Scaled
At least
one is
Ordinal
At least
one is
Nominal
• GRE percentile rankings is ordinal
• Number of publications is scaled
19. Is there a relationship between being in Jr.
High or High school and the number of
tardies?
Both
Variables
Scaled
At least
one is
Ordinal
At least
one is
Nominal
20. Is there a relationship between being in Jr.
High or High school and the number of
tardies?
Both
Variables
Scaled
At least
one is
Ordinal
At least
one is
Nominal
21. Is there a relationship between being in Jr.
High or High school and the number of
tardies?
Both
Variables
Scaled
At least
one is
Ordinal
At least
one is
Nominal
• Jr. High or High school is nominal
• Number tardies is scaled
22. Return to the Original Question
Both
Variables
Scaled
At least
one is
Ordinal
At least
one is
Nominal
What is the nature of the data of the two
variables in the relationship question?