EBK RESEARCH METHODS FOR THE BEHAVIORAL
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Chapter 3, Problem 10E
In this chapter we identified four scales of measurement: nominal, ordinal, interval, and ratio.
a. What additional information is obtained from measurements on an ordinal scale compared to measurements from a nominal scale?
b. What additional information is obtained from measurements on an interval scale compared to measurements from an ordinal scale?
c. What additional information is obtained from measurements on a ratio scale compared to measurements from an interval scale?
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EBK RESEARCH METHODS FOR THE BEHAVIORAL
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