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- Edvardsson, Bo, 1944-, et al.
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A method for evaluation of metric properties of response scales
- 1973
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Rapport (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- To permit certain statistical operations verbal response categories in questionnaire response scales must be given appropriate numbers. In this study the routines used to assign such numbers are discussed. A method to evaluate the metric properties of response scales, simultaneously being an alternative way of assigning proper numbers, is proposed. For this method, based on subjective estimation, two criteria related to commonality of meaning are suggested. Finally the method is demonstrated in an empirical study on eight different response scales.
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