Barbara Asks Respondents to Make a Check Mark on a Straight

question 33

Multiple Choice

Barbara asks respondents to make a check mark on a straight line to indicate how they would rate themselves on several dimensions. Barbara then uses a ruler to transform these marks into numbers. Barbara is most likely using which type of rating scale?

• A) forced-choice
• B) Thurstone
• C) numerical
• D) graphic

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Definitions:

Taste-For-Discrimination Model

An economic model that explains how personal bias and preferences can lead to differences in wages and employment levels for certain groups.

African-American-White

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Wage Ratio

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