A student in Research Methods for Political Science is trying to determine the level of measurement for a research project on household income. How can the student determine the level of measurement for the variable of household income? What is the level of measurement?
What will be an ideal response?
The student should apply three questions to identify the variable’s level of measurement. First, is there order? Second, are the numbers on a scale, and if so, is it uniform? Third, is there an absolute zero? Household income is a ratio level of measure.
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