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.
These four measurement scales (nominal, ordinal, interval, and ratio) are best understood with example, as youâll see below. Nominal Letâs start with the easiest one to understand. Nominal scales are used for labeling variables, without any quantitative value. âNominalâ scales could simply be called âlabels.â