Answer to Question #195430 in English for AKSHAT KOTNALA

Question

A study involves finding the proportion of females opting to pursue higher education in a particular area. What type of data in terms of measurement scale will need to be captured for conducting such a study? Which method of central tendency will be suitable for this study?

Answer 1

(a)The type of data in terms of measurement scale that is needed in study is nominal scale since it is a variable that does not have evaluation distinction. It should be primary data as well.

(b) The method of central tendency suitable is mean which is obtained by adding all values and dividing by number of observations.