Some researchers argue that attitude scales—with response alternatives such as “strongly

agree,” “agree,” “disagree,” and “strongly disagree”—can be considered to be at the
interval level of measurement because:



a. such scales involve categories with a fixed order.
b. such scales have sufficient items to make for valid and reliable measurement.
c. such scales constitute continuous variables.
d. people perceive the distance between choice alternatives on such scales to be
equal.


D

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