Which of the following do indexes and scales NOT have in common?
A)They are ordinal measures of variables.
B)They are based on patterns of responses.
C)They rank-order the units of analysis.
D)They are composite measures.
E)They are based on measurement of more than one variable.

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Indexes and scales are both composite measures and are ordinal, rank-ordering units of analysis, and based on more than one variable. However, scales are based on patterns of responses, while indexes are not necessarily based on patterns but rather on the accumulation of scores.

Which of the Following Do Indexes and Scales NOT Have