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On Measurement Scales: Neither Ordinal nor Interval?

Larroulet Philippi, Cristian (2021) On Measurement Scales: Neither Ordinal nor Interval? [Preprint]

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Abstract

There is a received view on measurement scales. It includes both a classification of scales (nominal, ordinal, interval, and ratio) and a set of prescriptions regarding measurement inferences. This paper casts doubt on the adequacy of this received view. To do this, I propose an epistemic characterization of the ordinal/interval distinction, i.e., one in terms of researchers’ beliefs. This novel characterization reveals the ordinal/interval distinction as too coarse-grained, and thus the received view as too restrictive of a framework for measurement research.


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Item Type: Preprint
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Larroulet Philippi, Cristiancristianlarroulet@gmail.com0000-0001-5793-4670
Additional Information: Forthcoming in Philosophy of Science (2021)
Keywords: measurement scales, permissible statistics, ordinal scales, Bayesianism
Subjects: General Issues > Confirmation/Induction
General Issues > Evidence
Depositing User: Cristian Larroulet Philippi
Date Deposited: 12 Jun 2021 14:07
Last Modified: 12 Jun 2021 14:07
Item ID: 19169
Official URL: https://www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/abs/10.1086/...
DOI or Unique Handle: https://doi.org/10.1086/714873
Subjects: General Issues > Confirmation/Induction
General Issues > Evidence
Date: 2021
URI: https://philsci-archive.pitt.edu/id/eprint/19169

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