A study was done on the campus of a major state institution to measure attitudes of students toward the recent fee increase. One question asks respondents to rank the following five fees on a scale of 1 to 5, where 1 = most willing and 5 = least willing.
_____ Computer fee
_____ Library fee
_____ Parking fee
_____ Student Center fee
_____ Kinesiology Building fee

This is an example of a(n) _____ scale.
A) nominal
B) ordinal
C) interval
D) ratio
E) none of the above

Question

A study was done on the campus of a major state institution to measure attitudes of students toward the recent fee increase. One question asks respondents to rank the following five fees on a scale of 1 to 5, where 1 = most willing and 5 = least willing.
 _____ Computer fee
_____ Library fee
_____ Parking fee
_____ Student Center fee
_____ Kinesiology Building fee

This is an example of a(n) _____ scale.
A) nominal
B) ordinal
C) interval
D) ratio
E) none of the above

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

This is an example of an ordinal scale because respondents are asked to rank the fees in a specific order, from most willing (1) to least willing (5). The scale does not have a true zero point and the differences between rankings are not necessarily equal.

A Study Was Done on the Campus of a Major