Why is an understanding of different scales of measurement(nominal, ordinal, interval and ration) important for the purpose of questionnaire design?
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For example, if you are using a nominal scale, you would ask questions that categorize responses into distinct groups without any inherent order, such as asking for someone's gender or ethnicity. Show more…
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