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:

Mixed/Whole Numbers

Numbers consisting of both a whole number and a fractional part, usually written with the whole number and fraction separated by a space.

Rate

The ratio of change in one variable relative to another, often used in contexts of finance (interest rates), growth rates, or other measurements of change.

Decimal Places

The places for digits to the right of the decimal point, representing tenths, hundredths, thousandths, and so forth.

Base

In finance, it typically refers to the basic rate or the initial point of reference from which calculations are made or adjusted.