According to Box 5.3, scales differ from indexes in terms of
A) what they are used to measure.
B) how items are combined to create the measure.
C) the type of indicators or survey items included in the measure.
D) how their relationships with other variables can be analyzed.

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Scales differ from indexes in terms of how items are combined to create the measure. Scales typically assign weights to the items based on their relative importance, while indexes just sum the items.