The answer on a single Likert Item is considered ordinal, but when multiple items are summed the total may be treated as interval.

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A single Likert item is ordinal because it captures a rank order of responses without assuming equal intervals between them. However, when multiple Likert items are summed, the total score is often treated as interval data under the assumption that the aggregate score approximates equal intervals, allowing for more sophisticated statistical analyses.

The Answer on a Single Likert Item Is Considered Ordinal