Ordinal Scale
Measurements with ordinal scales are ordered in the sense that higher numbers represent higher values.
When items are classified according to whether they have more or less of a characteristic, the scale used
is referred to as an ordinal scale. The main characteristic of the ordinal scale is that the categories have a
logical or ordered relationship to each other. This type of scale permits the measurement of degrees of
difference, but not the specific amount of difference. This means that data can be interpreted in terms of
differences in the distance along the scale. An example of the ordinal scales used in the questionnaire for
this research is as follows:
(1 = not practised at all, 2 = least practised, 3 = moderately practised, 4 = normally practised, 5 =
mostly practised)