Some of the confusion is because the original use of the term refers to a summative scale made up items with that response scale. Some people use the term Likert scale to refer to a single item with that kind of reponse scale.
Eric Bohlman wrote: > Randall <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Thank you Melanie. Good suggestions-- and I might not have thought about the > > language issue. Can you tell me what is meant by a "likert-scale item"? > > 1) People are frequently confused over the meaning of "Likert scale" > ( ) Strongly disagree > ( ) Disagree > ( ) Neutral > ( ) Agree > ( ) Strongly agree > > :) . . ================================================================= Instructions for joining and leaving this list, remarks about the problem of INAPPROPRIATE MESSAGES, and archives are available at: . http://jse.stat.ncsu.edu/ . =================================================================
