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#13 Nominal, Ordinal, Interval and Ratio Data artwork
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#13 Nominal, Ordinal, Interval and Ratio Data

Social Research Methods by Armin Trost

Oct 26, 202020:43Science & Medicine

Data can vary in their nature. We differentiate between different levels. They could be either nominal, ordinal, interval or on ratio level. This really matters with regards to the statistical method you want you use. Al...

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