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Scales
12-3
Learning Objectives
Understand…
• The nature of attitudes and their relationship to
behavior.
• The critical decisions involved in selecting an
appropriate measurement scale.
• The characteristics and use of rating, ranking,
sorting, and other preference scales.
12-4
Number of
Data properties
dimensions
Number of
Rater errors
scale points
12-5
Research Objectives
Response Types
Rating scale
Ranking scale
Categorization
Sorting
12-7
Data Properties
• Nominal
• Ordinal
• Interval
• Ratio
12-8
Number of Dimensions
Unidimensional
Multi-dimensional
12-9
Balanced or Unbalanced
Rater Errors
•Adjust strength of
descriptive adjectives
•Space intermediate
Error of descriptive phrases
farther apart
central tendency
•Provide smaller
Error of leniency differences
in meaning between
steps near the
ends of the scale
•Use more scale points
12-13
Rater Errors
RATING SCALES
12-16
Likert Scale
Semantic Differential
12-21
Adapting SD Scales
Short time required to reach store ___: ___: ___: ___: ___: ___: ___: Long time required to reach store
Difficult drive ___: ___: ___: ___: ___: ___: ___: Easy Drive
Difficult to find parking place ___: ___: ___: ___: ___: ___: ___: Easy to find parking place
Convenient to other stores I shop ___: ___: ___: ___: ___: ___: ___: Inconvenient to other stores I shop
Products offered
Wide selection of different Limited selection of different
kinds of products ___: ___: ___: ___: ___: ___: ___: kinds of products
Fully stocked ___: ___: ___: ___: ___: ___: ___: Understocked
Undependable products ___: ___: ___: ___: ___: ___: ___: Dependable products
High quality ___: ___: ___: ___: ___: ___: ___: Low quality
Numerous brands ___: ___: ___: ___: ___: ___: ___: Few brands
Unknown brands ___: ___: ___: ___: ___: ___: ___: Well-known brands
12-22
Graphic of SD Analysis
12-24
Numerical Scale
12-25
Stapel Scales
12-27
Constant-Sum Scales
12-28
RANKING SCALES
12-30
Ranking Scales
• Paired-comparison
scale
• Forced ranking scale
• Comparative scale
12-31
Paired-Comparison Scale
12-32
Comparative Scale
12-34
SORTING
12-35
Sorting
12-36