Discuss what scales of measurement mean and how the scale of measurement affects research design.
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Answer should include: How a researcher measures the dependent variable in a study is the scale of measurement and is important. Different types of measures allow different questions to be asked about the behaviors. In addition, some types of measures are more reliable than others. The choice of scale also constrains the types of statistical tests that are used to analyze the data. There are four primary scales of measurement for dependent variables: (1) nominal, (2) ordinal, (3) interval, and (4) ratio.
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