Complete the below:
Q: The amount of motivation of an individual was measured by a self report scale that has 32 items each scaled as shown below:
0........1........2........3.......4..........5.........6...........7
never hardly ever sometimes very often
The following scores were obtained: Mishelle 192, Justin 128, Matthew 183, Cindy 51, Julie 218, John 102, Linda 0.
a. Is it accurate to conclude that John is twice as motivated as Cindy? Explain your answer being sure to include which scale of measurement is being used.
b. Is it accurate to conclude that John is twice as motivated as Cindy? please explain the answer.
c. Is it accurate to conclude that, because of her score of 0, Linda totally lacks motivation? please explain your answer.
d. Suppose that on item #27, Matthew had circled a rating of 5. What are the real upper and lower limits of this measurement?
e. Would a person's total motivation score - figured by adding up the numbers they circled for each item, be considered a discrete or a continuous variable? please explain the answer.
f. How could one measure motivation with a continuous variable? (Be creative, adding more decimal points on the scale is not correct).