Scales of Measurement

Question 1

act of assigning numbers or symbols to
characteristics of things (people, events, whatever) according to rules.

rules used in
assigning numbers are guidelines for representing the magnitude (or some other characteristic)
of the object being measured.

Answer 1

measurement

Question 2

set of
numbers (or other symbols) whose properties model empirical
properties of the objects to which the numbers are assigned

Answer 2

scale

Question 3

collective influence of all of the
factors on a test score or measurement beyond those specifically
measured by the test or measurement.

Answer 3

error

Question 4

Scales of Measurement

Answer 4

Nominal scales

Ordinal Scales

Interval Scales

Ratio Scales

Question 5

simplest form of measurement

classification or
categorization based on one or more distinguishing characteristics, where all things measured
must be placed into mutually exclusive and exhaustive categories

Answer 5

Nominal scales

Question 6

rank ordering on some characteristic is also permissible with ordinal scales

Assessment instruments applied to the individual subject may also use

scales may employ numbers or “scores” to represent the rank ordering, the
numbers do not indicate units of measurement

no absolute zero point.

Answer 6

Ordinal Scales

Question 7

believed strongly that the data derived from an

intelligence test are ordinal in nature

Answer 7

Alfred Binet

Question 8

contain equal intervals
between numbers.

no absolute zero point

possible to average a set of measurements and
obtain a meaningful result.

Answer 8

Interval Scales

Question 9

has a true zero point

in assessment of neurological functioning

Answer 9

Ratio Scales

Question 10

Intelligence, aptitude, and personality test scores are what Measurement Scales in Psychology

Answer 10

ordinal

Question 11

if ordinal measurements are treated as

if they were interval measurements….

Answer 11

possibility

of gross inequality of intervals