A Major Disadvantage of Constant Sum Scaling Is That ________

question 87

Multiple Choice

A major disadvantage of constant sum scaling is that ________.

• A) it is limited to large discriminations among alternatives
• B) it takes too much time to collect
• C) it has no absolute zero point
• D) it cannot be considered an ordinal scale
• E) respondents may allocate more or fewer units than those specified

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