In: Economics
Which metric asks how things are measuring up in comparison to other variables?
Select one or more:
a. Numeric
b. Rating Scale
c. Trends
d. Percentage
The correct answer is:
d. Percentage
Explanation of the various options:
a. Numeric -
It is stand alone, and doesn't involve comparison to other variables by default.
For comparisons, other variables have to be included by the researcher.
b. Rating Scale -
It is stand alone, and doesn't involve comparison to other variables by default.
For comparisons, ratings of other variables have to be included by the researcher.
A researcher can create a complex relative rating scale - but a simple rating scale is not relative.
c. Trends -
It is stand alone, and doesn't involve comparison to other variables.
Trends of one variable need to be compared with trends of other variables.
d. Percentage -
It is a ratio, by default. It is a relative term.
It will have a numerator and a denominator, and thus will always compare one variable to another.