The length of time it takes the winner of a marathon to cross the finish line is considered a measurement of nominal, ordinal, interval or ratio and why

Question

The length of time it takes the winner of a marathon to cross the finish line is considered a measurement of nominal, ordinal, interval or ratio and why

Answer 1

Hi Ronald;

You also asked why...

 

A Cartesian graph has an x- and y- axis.

The former is horizontal (left and right) and called the abscissa.

The latter is vertical (up and down) and called the ordinate.

The graph drawn after a marathon would likely have the names of all participants positioned on the x-axis, and the statistics on the y-axis.  Henceforth, the concept you are looking for is the ordinal--Who achieved the greatest number?

Answer 2

Ordinal numbers represent rank in a particular order