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Summated rating scale construction : an introduction /

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The goal in surveying is to develop a rating on some attitude, value or opinion - a summated rating scale. To help researchers construct more effective scales, Spector shows how to determine the number of items necessary, the number of response categories, and how to validate a scale.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Spector, Paul E.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Newbury Park, Calif. ; London : SAGE, [1992]
Series:Quantitative applications in the social sciences ; no. 07-082.
Subjects:
Scaling (Social sciences)
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:The goal in surveying is to develop a rating on some attitude, value or opinion - a summated rating scale. To help researchers construct more effective scales, Spector shows how to determine the number of items necessary, the number of response categories, and how to validate a scale.
Item Description:"A SAGE university paper."
Electronic resource.
Physical Description:1 online resource (vi, 72 pages) : illustrations.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:9781412986038 (ebook) :