What is a nomothetic measure?

Posted on 2nd November 2010 in Research Methods

Unlike an ideothetic measure, a nomothetic measure compares individuals against each other. Most tests and measurements fall in this group. For example, if you and I take an IQ test, we can compare our scores and see who is highest, or if we both run 100m we’ll know who is fastest.

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