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Using rank values as an interval scale
Author(s) -
Dowling Grahame R.,
Midgley David F.
Publication year - 1991
Publication title -
psychology and marketing
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.035
H-Index - 116
eISSN - 1520-6793
pISSN - 0742-6046
DOI - 10.1002/mar.4220080104
Subject(s) - rank (graph theory) , statistics , multivariate analysis of variance , psychology , scale (ratio) , interval (graph theory) , variable (mathematics) , level of measurement , interval data , interpretation (philosophy) , econometrics , social psychology , mathematics , computer science , combinatorics , geography , cartography , mathematical analysis , data envelopment analysis , programming language
Abstract This article uses a psychometric technique to transform rank data into an interval scale. An empirical example shows that when the rank and interval scales are used as the dependent variable in a MANOVA there is no difference in the interpretation of the statistical analysis.