Examine the four scales of measurement (nominal, ordinal, interval, ratio). You will identify and define each scale of measurement. You will provide an example of a variable representing each scale of
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Variable Label and Scale of Measurement
| Variable | Label | Measurement Level |
| Sector | Business Sector | Nominal |
| Size | Business Size | Ordinal |
| Sec_Breach_Att | # Security Breach Attempts | Scale |
| Succ_Sec_Breaches | # of Successful Breach Attempts | Scale |
| Security_Invest | $ Value of Security Investments (Thousands of Dollars) | Scale |
| Stock_Market | Stock Market Business | Nominal |
| CEO_Gender | CEO Gender | Nominal |
| Sec_Rating | Security Rating | Ordinal |
| CEO_Sec_Exp | CEO Security Experience | Ordinal |
| LOT_in_Business | Length of Time in Business (In Years) | Scale |
Variable Explanation
| Variable | Explanation |
| Sector | Sector of Business |
| Size | Size of Business |
| Sec_Breach_Attempts | # of Security Breach Attempts in Past Year |
| Succ_Sec_Breaches | # of Successful Security Breach Attempts in Past Year |
| Security_Invest | $ Value of Security Investments in the Last Year Thousands of Dollars) |
| Stock_Market | Business is on the Stock Market or Not |
| CEO_Gender | Gender of the Company CEO |
| Sec_Rating | Business Security Risk Rating |
| CEO_Sec_Exp | CEO Experience with Security |
| LOT_in_Business | Length of Time in Business (In Years) |
Qualitative (Nominal and Ordinal) Variable Values and labels
| | ||
| Value | Label | |
| Sector | 1 | Banking |
| 2 | Hospitality | |
| 3 | Health Care | |
| Size | 1 | Small |
| 2 | Medium | |
| 3 | Large | |
| Stock_Market | 0 | No |
| 1 | Yes | |
| CEO_Gender | 0 | Male |
| 1 | Female | |
| Sec_Rating | 1 | Low |
| 2 | Medium | |
| 3 | High | |
| CEO_Sec_Exp | 1 | Low |
| 2 | Medium | |
| 3 | High | |
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