Suppose you measured the concept of sex-role stereotype about management by asking a group of people to select 8 items that best described the good manager from a list of 16 items. One half of these 16 items had been found to represent the male stereotype and one half had been found to represent the female stereotype. You measured the variable of sex-role stereotype by summing the male-stereotyped items selected by the respondent. At what level have you measured the variable of sex-role stereotype?

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Interval level of measurement is used when the data is continuous and the intervals between the values are meaningful. In this case, the variable of sex-role stereotype is measured by summing the male-stereotyped items selected by the respondent, which is a continuous variable. The intervals between the values are meaningful, as each additional male-stereotyped item selected represents a higher level of sex-role stereotype.

Suppose You Measured the Concept of Sex-Role Stereotype About Management