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2015 | OriginalPaper | Chapter
What Scales Are Best Suited Under What Conditions?
Authors : Atle Refsdal, Bjørnar Solhaug, Ketil Stølen
Published in: Cyber-Risk Management
Publisher: Springer International Publishing
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The selection of the right scale for the right purpose is essential. The selection of scales is particularly important when measuring expert judgments. This chapter gives an overview of relevant kinds of scales and provides advice on which to use when and how the scale should be defined. The chapter also discusses the strengths and weaknesses of qualitative versus quantitative scales. When should we use which, and does it make sense to combine?