A Thurstone scale was constructed to measure creativity.The scale scores ranged from 1 to 13.If the scale was properly constructed we could conclude that
A)a person with a score of 6 was three times as creative as a person with a score of 2.
B)a person with a score of 6 was more creative than a person with a score of 5.
C)a person with a score of 5 was half as creative as someone with a score of 10.
D)a person with a score of 6 was three times as creative as a person with a score of 2 and a person with a score of 5 was half as creative as someone with a score of 10.
E)a person with a score of 6 was three times as creative as a person with a score of 1.

Question

A Thurstone scale was constructed to measure creativity.The scale scores ranged from 1 to 13.If the scale was properly constructed we could conclude that
A)a person with a score of 6 was three times as creative as a person with a score of 2.
B)a person with a score of 6 was more creative than a person with a score of 5.
C)a person with a score of 5 was half as creative as someone with a score of 10.
D)a person with a score of 6 was three times as creative as a person with a score of 2 and a person with a score of 5 was half as creative as someone with a score of 10.
E)a person with a score of 6 was three times as creative as a person with a score of 1.

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A Thurstone scale is an ordinal scale, meaning it can indicate order but not the magnitude of difference between scores. Therefore, we can only conclude that a person with a higher score is more creative than someone with a lower score, but not by how much.

A Thurstone Scale Was Constructed to Measure Creativity