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ERIC Number: EJ355051
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1987
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Psychometric Properties of Four 5-Point Likert-Type Response Scales.
Wyatt, Randall C.; Meyers, Lawrence S.
Educational and Psychological Measurement, v47 n1 p27-35 Spr 1987
One hundred and twenty-eight subjects responded to one of four differently labeled five-point Likert-type response scales. Although no significant differences in test means and in reliability estimates were found among response scales, the scales did differ on measures of variability. (Author/LMO)
Descriptors: Analysis of Variance, Behavior Rating Scales, College Students, Comparative Testing, Higher Education, Response Style (Tests), Scaling, Statistical Studies
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: California F Scale (Adorno et al); Tennessee Self Concept Scale; Trait Anxiety Inventory