Among the reasons for the frequent use of composite measures is(are) that:
a. the researcher is seldom able to develop in advance single indicators of complex concepts
b. a single data item might not have enough categories to provide a range of variation.
c. composite measures give a more comprehensive and accurate indication of a given variable.
d. they are efficient data reduction devices.
e. all of these choices.
e
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