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Measurement Theory Explained: Likert & Thurstone Scales | S2E3
Episode 27

Measurement Theory Explained: Likert & Thurstone Scales | S2E3

Join us as we talk about the contributions of Thurstone and Likert to many of today's current survey practices.

You Can Measure ANYTHING ® - The Podcast

January 19, 20249m 32s

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Show Notes

Join us as we talk about the contributions of Measurement OGs - Thurstone and Likert - to many of today's current survey practices.

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References:

Edwards, A. L., & Kenney, K. C. (1946). A comparison of the Thurstone and Likert techniques of attitude scale construction. Journal of Applied Psychology, 30(1), 72–83.

McIver, John P., and Edward G. Carmines Unidimensional Scaling. Quantitative Applications in the Social Sciences. Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc., 1981.

 

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likerteducationopinionsurveyresearchmeasurementthurstoneevauationattitude