Data on Northeastern Manufacturing Firms Show That Firm Size (Number

question 27

Multiple Choice

Data on Northeastern manufacturing firms show that firm size (number of workers per firm) increased for _________________  between 1820 and 1860.

• A) mechanized industries
• B) nonmechanized industries
• C) mechanized and nonmechanized industries
• D) only the textile industry

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Definitions:

Likert Scale

An interval scale on which respondents record their reactions to statements by checking their level of agreement between, for example, “strongly agree” and “strongly disagree.”

Ordinal

Scales with some measure of progression such as “Freshman, Sophomore, Junior, Senior.”

Interval

Generally, the distance between points on a scale. In research terms, interval refers to a scale in which there is an assumption of equal intervals between points on the scale.

Split Half

A reliability measure where a test is divided into two parts, and the scores on both halves are compared to assess the consistency of the test results.