To find the level of measurement for the variables taken for the study.

1. For thefts involving more than $1,000, there is an inverse relationship between the value of the goods stolen and the length of the prison sentence given to the thief.

2. Cultures in which members changed their physical appearance prior to welfare were more apt to demonstrate extreme forms of violence, such as torture, mutilation, and execution than cultures in which members did not change their physical appearance prior to welfare.

3. Children's' involvement in delinquent activities decreases as the level of job rewards their fathers receive increase.

4. African Americans living in the south who are convicted of murdering a white person will be more likely to receive the death penalty than whites who are convicted of murdering an African American.

5. When drugs laws become more severe, the percentage of people who use or sell drugs decreases.

6. Identify the independent and dependent variables, and Construct a nominal, ordinal, and interval level measure for each independent and dependent variable.