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Deast7027

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What does NOT count as measurement?
 
  a. The assignment of numbers to behaviors
  b. Matching verbal expressions to ratings of hostility
  c. Assessment of behavior with only a weakly valid instrument
  d. These are all examples of measurement.

Question 2

Which of the following statements is NOT true about scales of measurement?
 
  a. Measurement scales depend on the purpose for which you collected data.
  b. Moving from ordinal to ratio scales represents an increase in the meaning assigned to numbers
  c. Certain statistical procedures can only be performed with ratio data.
  d. Measurement scales were, at least historically, tied to psychology's quest to be treated as a true science.


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ricroger

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Reply #1 on: Jun 20, 2018
Answer to Question 1

D

Answer to Question 2

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Deast7027

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Reply 2 on: Jun 20, 2018
Great answer, keep it coming :)

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Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

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