All of the Following Are Legitimate Arguments for Assigning Numbers

question 32

Multiple Choice

All of the following are legitimate arguments for assigning numbers to the response categories of a verbal rating scale except

• A) a neutral point is needed to allow respondents to demonstrate indifference to an issue
• B) the researcher believes the respondents' judgments can be treated as interval data
• C) numerical labels can help guide the respondent as the progression of the categories and demonstrate the scale is indeed ordinal, not merely a nominal set of labels
• D) the numbers correspond to some quantity explicitly represented in the question itself, such as a frequency

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Definitions:

Distribution

The process of making a product or service available for use or consumption by a consumer or business user.

Tax Shifting

Occurs when households can alter their behavior and do something to avoid paying a tax.

Avoid Paying

Strategies or actions taken to minimize or evade expenses, taxes, or other financial obligations.

Luxury Tax

A tax imposed on expensive goods and services, often considered non-essential, as a means of raising government revenues without placing the burden on essential items.