Application of a Psychometric Rating Model to Ordered Categories Which Are Scored with Successive Integers.

Andrich, David

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Publication Date: 1979

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Application of a Psychometric Rating Model to Ordered Categories Which Are Scored with Successive Integers.

Andrich, David

Applied Psychological Measurement, v2 n4 p581-94 Fall 1979

A latent trait measurement model in which ordered response categories are both parameterized and scored with successive integers is investigated and applied to a summated rating or Likert questionnaire. This is a practical procedure for measuring attitudes. (Author/MH)

Descriptors: Attitude Measures, Goodness of Fit, Latent Trait Theory, Mathematical Models, Psychometrics, Rating Scales, Responses, Scoring, Technical Reports

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