According to Trochim, scaling is “the branch of measurement that involves the construction of a measure based on associating qualitative judgments about a construct with quantitative metric units” (p. 129). When performing social research, they are incredibly important factors to consider, as they contribute some of the most important data in a qualitative study, forming abstract concepts into measurable figures that can be compared and studied. In this essay, the value of scales in research will be examined.
