Ordinal Positions and Scale Values of Probability Terms as Estimated by Three Methods.

Ness, M. Ernest

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ERIC Number: EJ521195

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1995

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Ordinal Positions and Scale Values of Probability Terms as Estimated by Three Methods.

Ness, M. Ernest

Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling and Development, v28 n3 p152-61 Oct 1995

Probability terms were scaled by 3 methods as a result of a survey of undergraduate students (n=194): rank order, percentage estimate, and successive interval. Discusses implications for the selection and placement of probability terms on rating scales in the development of assessment instruments. (JPS)

Descriptors: Counseling, Expectation, Higher Education, Mathematical Concepts, Probability, Rating Scales, Research Methodology, Vocabulary

Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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