The Issue of Which Scale of Measurement Has Been Used

question 22

Multiple Choice

The issue of which scale of measurement has been used largely determines

• A) which statistical tests can be used
• B) whether the statistics are descriptive or inferential
• C) whether the statistics are inferential or predictive
• D) whether the data have been "rigged" or "faked"

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