Ordinal IV and Ratio DV - Which Statistical Test?

[elliethomas]

Hi!

I am attempting to analyse my data, however I am having trouble working out what statistical test to use. Please could someone help me figure this out?

My IV is measured using a single Likert scale, i.e., a single question with the answer of either not at all, a little bit, or a lot. As I am not using the total of multiple Likert scales to produce my IV, I believe this data to be ordinal.

However, my dependent variable is the total of multiple Likert scales. I therefore believe this to be ratio data.

Does anyone know what the appropraite statistical analysis for this would be?

Thank you so much in advance!
Ellie

 

[Karabiner]

My IV is measured using a single Likert scale, i.e., a single question with the answer of either not at all, a little bit, or a lot.

Ok, then it is not a Likert skale (a measurement instrument which consists of multiple Likert-type items which are summed up),
but just a single Likert-type item As you correctely observed, data from such such single Likert-items are
considered ordinal.

The other variable, measured by Likert scale, is interval scaled (not ratio, it does not have a natural zero point).
You can also treat it as rank variable and use Spearman rank correlation here.

With kind regards

Karabiner

 

[elliethomas]

Ok, then it is not a Likert skale (a measurement instrument which consists of multiple Likert-type items which are summed up),
but just a single Likert-type item As you correctely observed, data from such such single Likert-items are
considered ordinal.

The other variable, measured by Likert scale, is interval scaled (not ratio, it does not have a natural zero point).
You can also treat it as rank variable and use Spearman rank correlation here.

With kind regards

Karabiner

Thank you so much!