likert response scale
1Scale (social sciences) — In the social sciences, scaling is the process of measuring or ordering entities with respect to quantitative attributes or traits. For example, a scaling technique might involve estimating individuals levels of extraversion, or the perceived… …
2Response bias — is a type of cognitive bias which can affect the results of a statistical survey if respondents answer questions in the way they think the questioner wants them to answer rather than according to their true beliefs. This may occur if the… …
3Likert scale — A Likert scale (pronunciation in the field of Psychology varies between lick urt and lie kurt , although the man for whom the scale is named used the former [ [http://core.ecu.edu/psyc/wuenschk/StatHelp/Likert.htm I have always restricted the use …
4Likert scale — /ˈlɪkɜt skeɪl/ (say likert skayl) noun a psychometric scale designed to measure an individual s response to something by means of a questionnaire in which the subject ticks boxes or rings numbers which represent a grade from least to most… …
5scale — 1. A standardized test for measuring psychological, personality, or behavioral characteristics. SEE ALSO: score, test. 2. SYN: squama. 3. A small thin plate of horny epithelium, resembling a fish s., cast off from the skin …
6Scale analysis (statistics) — In statistics, scale analysis is a set of methods to analyse survey data, in which responses to questions are combined to measure a latent variable. These items can be dichotomous (e.g. yes/no, agree/disagree, correct/incorrect) or polytomous… …
7Visual Analogue Scale — A Visual Analogue Scale or VAS is a psychometric response scale which can be used in questionnaires. When responding to a VAS item, respondents specify their level of agreement to a statement by indicating a position along a continuous line… …
8Positive Affect Negative Affect Scale — The PANAS is a scale measuring emotions (PANAS = Positive Affect Negative Affect Scale). The emotions measured can be general and also specific ones (i.e. at a cretin moment or event). Therefore, the PANAS can be used to measure emotions in the… …
9Rating scale — A rating scale is a set of categories designed to elicit information about a quantitative attribute in social science. Common examples are the Likert scale and 1 10 rating scales for which a person selects the number which is considered to… …
10Guttman scale — In statistical surveys conducted by means of structured interviews or questionnaires, a subset of the survey items having binary (e.g., YES or NO) answers forms a Guttman scale (named after Louis Guttman) if they can be ranked in some order so… …
