Consider the five survey questions below from a job satisfaction survey, and indicate the levels of measurement used for each question (nominal, ordinal, interval, or ratio). Briefly explain your rationale for each decision. Double check the work of at least one peer, and discuss any differences.
A. I feel I am being paid a fair amount for the work I do (Fields, 2002).
Disagree very much
Disagree moderately
Disagree slightly
Agree slightly
Agree moderately
Agree very much
B. My primary role within the company is:
administrative.
maintenance.
laborer.
manager.
driver.
C. A reasonable amount I should be expected to contribute annually to the company’s health plan is:
0 to $2,000.
$2,001 to $4,000.
$4,001 to $6,000.
$6,001 to $8,000.
$8,001 or greater.
D. Indicate the highest amount you were able to contribute to your 401k in 2017.
$1,000
$2,000
$3,000
$4,000
$5,000
$6,000
$7,000
$8,000
$9,000
$10,000
$11,000
$12,000
$13,000
$14,000
$15,000
$16,000
$17,000
$18,000
$19,000
$20,000
$21,000
$22,000
$23,000
$24,000
Reference
Fields, D. L. (2002). Taking the measure of work: A guide to validated scales for organizational research and diagnosis. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
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ALSO PLEASE REPLY TO ANOTHER STUDENTS COMMENT BELOW
Loni:
A. I think it’s ordinal because we don’t know the value between the variables and the options don’t offer a lot of insight.
B. I think this one is considered nominal as these are all different variables and cannot be ranked (such as male vs female, neither can be ranked as 1 or 2 for example).
C. I believe this one is ratio because there is value between the two units and there is a zero position.
D. I believe this is considered interval because while between each value it has meaning, there is no ratio value between them and there is no zero value.
Resource
Ndukwu, D. (2020). Levels of measurement: Nominal, ordinal, interval and ratio. Retrieved from kyleads.com
