Most developed Western countries set the age of 60 to 65 for retirement. Being 60â65 years old is usually a requirement for becoming eligible for senior social programs. However, various countries and societies consider the onset of old age as anywhere from the mid-40s to the 70s.
Ordinal Scale Measures in terms of such values as more or less, larger or. smaller, but without specifying the size of the intervals. Example: rating scales, ranking scales, Likert-type scales. Interval Scale Measures in terms of equal intervals or degrees of. difference but without a true zero point.
In this chapter only the basic descriptives will be covered. Review: Measurement Scales. Understanding descriptive statistics requires paying attention to the type of data. that are being described. As a review, recall that we distinguish among four types. of measurement scales: nominal, ordinal, interval, and ratio. Nominal scales simply place numeric labels on otherwise non-quantitative concepts, such as giving males a value of â1â and females â2â. Many category schemes are. essentially nominal variables, such as religion, nationality, and ethnic group.