Statistics for the Behavioral Sciences
Statistics for the Behavioral Sciences
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ISBN: 9781452286907
Author: Gregory J. Privitera
Publisher: SAGE Publications, Inc
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Explain the tests that are appropriate for analyzing ordinal scale data.

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Non-parametric tests are appropriate for analyzing ordinal scale data.

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Justification: Non-parametric tests are used when the data in the study is measured on ordinal scales. The non-parametric tests are used when the distribution of the data is not known.

Hence, non-parametric tests are appropriate for analyzing ordinal scale data.

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