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
Creators:	Creators Email ORCID Larroulet Philippi, Cristian cristianlarroulet@gmail.com 0000-0001-5793-4670
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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