RQs, Variables, and Data Types Discussion Board

RQs, Variables, and Data Types Discussion Board.
Describe the four primary types of data in quantitative research: nominal, ordinal, interval, and ratio. Compose a quantitative research question (or use one of the questions you composed for Module 2 Case assignment) and identify the variables included in the question and the type of data each variable would measure. In this forum, you need to post a minimum of 4 postings to receive the full credit. Each forum has an initial input, with three peer replies/critiques (a minimum of 4 forum posts are required). You must cite and reference research sources according to APA in all your posts.
Respond to or evaluate three peer postings with at least a 125-word response, which will cause you and your peers to generate creative ideas and concepts for your Case Assignment and SLP.
Background Information:
Newsom, C. A. (2010). Pairing research questions and theories of genre: A case study of the Hodayot. Dead Sea Discoveries. 17(3), pp270-288. DOI: 10.1163/156851710X513548. Retrieved August 22, 2013, from EBSCO.
Prat, Nicolas (2012). Teaching information systems with cases: An exploratory study. Journal of Computer Information Systems. 52 (3), pp. 71-81. Retrieved August 22, 2013, from ProQuest.
Rice Virtual Lab in Statistics (2006, June). Glossary. Retrieved August 22, 2013, from
StatSoft, Inc. (2010). Electronic Statistics Textbook. Elementary Concepts. Retrieved August 22, 2013, from
Research Methods ** Available in the Presentations section.

Optional Reading

Siddharth Kalla,Parameters and Statistics
Web Central for Social Research Methods. Selecting Statistics Retrieved August 22, 2013 from Cornell University website:

RQs, Variables, and Data Types Discussion Board