List of ordinal scales
In practice, many variables are not measured on the basis of a cardinal scale ( interval and ratio scale ), but rather on the basis of an ordinal scale (there is also the nominal scale ). The reasons for this can be of various kinds, e.g. B. the variable cannot be measured directly (attitudes), human perception is not linear (volume), a quick assessment is necessary (injuries), etc.
| Name of the scale | Subject area | stages | Range of values | Intended use |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allport scale | Social psychology | 5 | 1 to 5 | Recording of prejudice / discrimination in a society in stages |
| Chinese seismic intensity scale | Earthquake scale | 12 | I to XII | Intensity scale for earthquakes in the People's Republic of China |
| Danjon scale | astronomy | 5 | 0 to 4 | Brightness of lunar eclipses |
| Denzel Alpine Road Scale | Transportation | 5 | 1 to 5 | Technical difficulty levels for mountain passes and mountain roads in the Alps |
| Douglas scale | earth sciences | 10 | 0 to 9 | Scale to describe the height of a swell at sea |
| ESI scale | Earthquake scale | 12 | I to XII | Intensity scale for earthquakes from the International Union for Quaternary Research |
| European risk scale for avalanches | Civil protection | 5 | 1 to 5 | Rating scale for assessing the avalanche danger in the mountains |
| European Macroseismic Scale | Earthquake scale | 12 | I to XII | Intensity scale for earthquakes in European countries |
| Forel-Ule scale | biology | ? | ? | Scale for determining the color of a body of water |
| Fujita scale | wind | 13 | F0 to F12 | Damage classification for strong winds |
| Glasgow Coma Scale | Diagnosis | 6th | 1 to 6 points | Scale for assessing a disorder of consciousness |
| Global Assessment of Functioning scale | medicine | 11 | 0 to 100 | Scale for recording the general functional level of a person |
| Hamilton scale | psychology | ? | different variations | Severity of a depressive disorder |
| Hüsler scale | Climb | 6th | K1 to K6 (also: A to F) | Difficulty scale for via ferratas |
| International rating scale for nuclear events | Nuclear energy | 8th | 0 to 7 | Scale for safety-relevant events in nuclear facilities |
| JMA scale | Earthquake scale | 8th | 0 to 7 | Japan Meteorological Agency earthquake strength classes |
| Kardashov scale | Exobiology | 3 | I to III | Classification of the technological development stage of a civilization |
| Kinsey scale | Sexology | 7th | 0 to 6 and X for no socio-sexual contact or reaction | Evaluation of a person's sexual orientation |
| Medvedev scale | Earthquake scale | 9 | I to IX | Intensity scale for earthquakes in the USSR |
| Medvedev-Sponheuer-Kárník scale | Earthquake scale | 12 | I to XII | Intensity scale for earthquakes in the USSR |
| Mercalli scale | Earthquake scale | 12 | I to XII | Intensity scale for earthquakes |
| Mohs hardness | mineralogy | 10 | 1 to 10 | Hardness of minerals |
| OECD scale | Econometrics | 3 | - | Weighting factor for the international comparability of income calculations |
| Ōmoriskala | Earthquake scale | 7th | I to VII | Estimation of the seismic intensity of earthquakes in Japan |
| Ringelmann scale | environmental Protection | 6th | White, gray value 1 to 4 and black | Scale for the opacity of smoke or dust |
| Rossi-Forel scale | Earthquake scale | 10 | I to X | Historical scale for the earthquake intensity |
| SAC mountain and mountaineering scale | Rockclimbing | 7th | L / WS / ZS / S / SS / AS / ES | Difficulty scale for high alpine rock and ice tours |
| SAC hiking scale | Rockclimbing | 6th | T1 to T6 | Evaluation of mountain hiking trails |
| Saffir Simpson hurricane wind scale | wind | 5 | Hurricane category 1 to 5 | Scale for hurricanes |
| Difficulty level (climbing) | Climb | - | - | Difficulty scales for climbing and mountaineering |
| Difficulty scale (ski slopes) | Ski slope | 3 (Alps) / 4 (North America) / 5 (Sweden and Norway) | Color scale / color and symbol scale / color and symbol scale | Difficulty scales for ski slopes in the Alps, North America, Norway and Sweden |
| Sieberg scale | Earthquake scale | 6th | I to VI | Scale for the strength of submarine earthquakes |
| TORRO scale | wind | 10 | T1 to T10 | Scale for recording the intensity of a tornado or strong wind events |
| Turin scale | astronomy | 11 | 0 to 10 / color scale | Scale for the impact risk of asteroids and comets |
| Whitewater difficulty scale | Canoeing | 6th | I to VI | Scale for assessing the difficulty of a white water |
| Pointer values according to Ellenberg | Vegetation Geobotany | 9 (12) | 1 to 9 (up to 12)
plus additions |
Scale for recording the behavior of plant species along an environmental gradient |