Scales of Measurement
Higher scores represent different amounts/qualities than lower scores."Order:"
Higher scores reflect greater amounts of a quality than lower scores.
"Equal Intervals:"
The difference between a participant scoring a "1" and a participant scoring a "2"is the same, in terms of the variable being measured, as the difference between a participant scoring a"4" and a participant scoring a "5."
"Ratio statements:"
If a person scores twice as high on the measure, that person has twice as much of the quality.
Nominalx


Ordinalxx

Interval xxx
Ratioxxxx


Scales of Measurement: Fill This In
Nominal qualities:
Higher scores represent different amounts/qualities than lower scores.
Ordinal qualities:
Higher scores reflect greater amounts of a quality than lower scores.
Equal Interval qualities:
The difference between a participant scoring a "1" and a participant scoring a "2"is the same, in terms of the variable being measured, as the difference between a participant scoring a"4" and a participant scoring a "5."
Ratio qualities:
If a person scores twice as high on the measure, that person has twice as much of the quality. A score of "0" represents the complete absence of the quality/variable.
Weight (in pounds)xxxx
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Class Rank



Scores on a 1-5 rating scale



Blood pressure reading (as a measure of blood pressure)



Blood pressure reading (as a measure of stress)



Instructions: For each measure, put an "x" in the column for each quality that the measure has. The weight measure has already been done for you.

 


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