Data that are ordinal are often analyzed by methods that Stevens reserved for interval data. Give reasons why thoughtful investigators often do this. Give an example from a field that you are familiar...

Data that are ordinal are often analyzed by methods that Stevens reserved for interval data. Give reasons why thoughtful investigators often do this.

Give an example from a field that you are familiar with of an increased sophistication of measuring that has resulted in a measurement that used to be ordinal now being interval.