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ERIC Number: EJ578645
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1998
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ISSN: ISSN-0013-1644
Single-Item Versus Multiple-Item Measurement Scales: An Empirical Comparison.
Gardner, Donald G.; Cummings, L. L.; Dunham, Randall B.; Pierce, Jon L.
Educational and Psychological Measurement, v58 n6 p898-915 Dec 1998
Whether traditional Likert-type focus of attention at work scales would outperform the one-item scales developed by D. Gardner and others (1989) was studied with responses of 492 automobile-services-club employees. Confirmatory factor analysis did not show either method to be better empirically. Situations in which the one-item scale might be better are discussed. (SLD)
Descriptors: Attention, Comparative Analysis, Employees, Likert Scales, Measurement Techniques, Measures (Individuals), Occupational Tests, Test Construction, Test Format, Test Items, Test Use
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Confirmatory Factor Analysis