Scale (social Sciences)
In the social sciences, scaling is the process of measuring or ordering entities with respect to quantitative attributes or traits. For example, a scaling technique might involve estimating individuals' levels of extraversion, or the perceived quality of products. Certain methods of scaling permit estimation of magnitudes on a continuum, while other methods provide only for relative ordering of the entities.
The level of measurement is the type of data that is measured.
Read more about Scale (social Sciences): Comparative and Non Comparative Scaling, Composite Measures, Data Types, Scale Construction Decisions, Comparative Scaling Techniques, Non-comparative Scaling Techniques, Scale Evaluation
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“We honor motherhood with glowing sentimentality, but we don’t rate it high on the scale of creative occupations.”
—Leontine Young (20th century)