metrisch meetniveau

English translation: of metric level / on a metric scale

11:43 Aug 29, 2008
Dutch to English translations [PRO]
Science - Mathematics & Statistics / Statistical analysis
Dutch term or phrase: metrisch meetniveau
I am translating a series of documents on statistical analysis. Most of the meterial is straightforward, bit I am stumped by this phrase. Context:
"Zowel predictor- als criteriumvariabelen dienen van *metrisch niveau* te zijn. Het is echter mogelijk om predictorvariabelen van een lager *meetniveau* in de analyse op te nemen."
"Er zijn drie situaties denkbaar bij het voorspellen van de waarde van een criteriumvariabele:
Voorspellen zonder predictoren.
Voorspellen met één predictor.
Voorspellen met meerdere predictoren.

In het eerste geval lijkt het gebruik van het rekenkundig gemiddelde de beste aanpak (onder de veronderstelling van een *metrisch meetniveau*)."

A literal translation does not really seem to fill the bill. Any statisticians out there?
Christopher Smith (X)
United Kingdom
Local time: 02:19
English translation:of metric level / on a metric scale
Explanation:
See ref. for a dictinction of measurement levels, of which some (the lower two) are metric and others are not. Also interesting discussions related to Likert scales to be found.
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Harry Borsje
Netherlands
Local time: 03:19
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BOTH contributions were good and helpful, but this one came closer to supplying the answer that I required. Thanks Harry, Adam and Tina.
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5measurement scale
Adam Smith
3 +1of metric level / on a metric scale
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van metrisch niveau
of metric level / on a metric scale


Explanation:
See ref. for a dictinction of measurement levels, of which some (the lower two) are metric and others are not. Also interesting discussions related to Likert scales to be found.



    Reference: http://wilderdom.com/research/Summary_Levels_Measurement.htm...
Harry Borsje
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BOTH contributions were good and helpful, but this one came closer to supplying the answer that I required. Thanks Harry, Adam and Tina.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Tina Vonhof (X): Nice ref.
1 hr

neutral  Adam Smith: I agree with the reference, but not all variables are measured on a metric scale / level
1 day 21 hrs
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1 day 22 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
measurement scale


Explanation:
This not normally phrased like this within in English texts, i.e. a reference is usually made to the "level" of measurement (nominal, ordinal, interval or ratio) rather than stating that the criterion/predictor variables were one of the "scales of measurement / measurement scales". Since the text is (presumably) referring to a (logistic/linear/mulitple) regression analysis the level for the predictor may vary.


"However, it has been shown to be biased when predictor variables vary in their number of categories or scale of measurement [13], because the underlying Gini gain splitting criterion is a biased estimator and can be affected by multiple testing effects [14]."

ref. http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2105/9/307

There is a big debate in the literature about measurement theory (e.g. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rasch_model)

Adam Smith
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