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ERIC Number: EJ120198
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1975
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Scales and Statistics
Gardner, Paul Leslie
Review of Educational Research, 45, 1, 43-57, Win 75
The debate still continues regarding Stevens' paper on the relationship between scales of measurement and appropriate statistics. The central issue is the nature of the relationship between ordinal and interval scales and parametric and nonparametric statistics. This article presents some of arguments regarding these issues. (Author/DEP)
Descriptors: Educational Research, Factor Analysis, Literature Reviews, Measurement, Measures (Individuals), Nonparametric Statistics, Statistical Analysis, Statistics, Validity
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