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Augustin, Thomas – Psychometrika, 2006
Stevens postulated that we can use the responses of a participant in a ratio scaling experiment directly to construct a psychophysical function representing the participant's sensations. Although Stevens' methods of constructing measurement scales are widely used in the behavioral sciences, the problem of which scale type is appropriate to…
Descriptors: Scaling, Mathematical Concepts, Responses, Measures (Individuals)