Question

Many users of survey data, where numerical scales are associated with categories (i.e. 1=disagree, 2=neutral, 3=agree), treat it as interval data. Which of the following is true? Survey data should not be treated as interval data because the measure distance between categories may not be perceived as the same Survey data are an example of interval data Survey data are ratio data Survey data should not be treated as interval data because it has a natural zero

Answer 1

Survey data should not be treated as interval data because the measure distance between categories may not be perceived as the same.

Explanation:

Maybe you can be right with the ranking, for example:

White = 1

Grey = 2

Black = 3

But most sure the grey will be closer to black than it is to white, or vice versa.