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OF VARIABLES
GRACE R. ABAD, MN, MAN
• Measurement requires assigning numerical values to
variables. Ways of assigning these numbers include
counting and ranking of objects or events. (Polit And
Beck : 2004)
1. QUANTITATIVE MEASUREMENT
OF VARIABLE
• 1. Likert
scale- Respondents are asked
to indicate the degree to which they
agree or disagree with the ideas
expressed by the indicator. It is used
to assess the attitude of respondents
towards the variables being
investigated.
• Example: variables on sanctity of
marriage
• SA- Strongly agree
• A- agree
• U- Uncertain
• D- Disagree
• SD- Strongly Disagee
2. GRAPHIC RATING SCALE
• Respondents are asked to respond
in a bipolar continuum such as from
highest to lowest or most to least.
• A simple line on which one marks
an X anywhere between the
extremes with an infinite number of
places where the X can be placed
• Example: on variables about breast feeding that
promotes the type of care:
• 1. optimum quality care
• 2. average quality care
• 3. minimum quality care
• 4. Very little quality care
• 5. no quality care at all
• What is your concept of health care services?
• A. health care should be availabe to all people
• B. rich and poor alike can benefit from greater availability
of health care
• C. free health care for all would be in the interest of the
nation itself
• D. congress must enact a law making free health care for
allwho need it
4. SEMANTIC DIFFERENTIAL