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ESCALA ORDINAL [1 record]

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Record 1 2000-09-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Metrology and Units of Measure
  • Psychometry and Psychotechnology
  • Statistical Graphs and Diagrams
DEF

Scale in which the difference between alternatives is based on order rather than a constant variable.

CONT

To measure any property or activity is to assign it a unique position along some kind of numerical scale. ... When a set of numbers reflects only the relative order of things (e.g., pleasantness-unpleasantness of odours), they constitute an ordinal scale.

OBS

ordinal scale: term and definition reproduced from the CAPITAL Business Dictionary with the permission of LID Editorial Empresarial.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Unités de mesure et métrologie
  • Psychométrie et psychotechnique
  • Diagrammes et graphiques (Statistique)
DEF

Échelle dans laquelle la différence entre les alternatives est considérable par rapport à un ordre déterminé, et non à une variable continue.

CONT

Lorsqu'on peut assigner aux éléments d'un ensemble, des rangs, d'après un ou plusieurs critères définis, on a affaire aux échelles ordinales.

CONT

Une échelle ordinale peut être obtenue, en psychophysique, en demandant au sujet d'ordonner les sensations qu'il ressent lorsqu'on le soumet à un stimulus dont l'intensité physique varie.

OBS

échelle ordinale : terme et définition extraits du CAPITAL Business Dictionary et reproduits avec l'autorisation de LID Editorial Empresarial.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Metrología y unidades de medida
  • Psicometría y psicotécnica
  • Diagramas y gráficos estadísticos
DEF

Escala en que la diferencia entre las distintas alternativas es significativa con respecto a un orden, pero no a una variable continua.

OBS

escala ordinal: término y definición extraídos del CAPITAL Business Dictionary con la autorización de LID Editorial Empresarial.

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