A major disadvantage of constant sum scaling is that it ________.
A)is limited to large discriminations among alternatives
B)takes too much time to collect
C)has no absolute zero point
D)cannot be considered an ordinal scale
E)cannot prevent respondents from allocating more or fewer units than those specified

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Constant sum scaling requires respondents to allocate a fixed number of units across different alternatives, but it does not restrict them from over-allocating or under-allocating. This can lead to measurement error and invalid responses, which is a major disadvantage of this scaling method.

A Major Disadvantage of Constant Sum Scaling Is That It