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Likert scale

A Likert scale (/ˈlɪkərt/ LIK-ərt,) is a psychometric scale named after its inventor, American social psychologist Rensis Likert, which is commonly used in research questionnaires. It is the most widely used approach to scaling responses in survey research, such that the term (or more fully the Likert-type scale) is often used interchangeably with rating…

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Likert scale

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Edges46
Triples50
Avg. degree1.96
Density0.042553
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measured by · 13
Likert scale → For, Funke, However, In, Labovitz, Likert, Likert-type, Reips, Research, So, The, This, Traylor
related to Composition · 5
Likert scale → Balance, Because, Likert, Symmetry, Well-designed Likert
related to Scoring and analysis · 5
Likert scale → After, Hence, Likert, This, Whether
related to Latent variable models · 1
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the analysis of variance can be appliedinstance ofparametric statistical tests0.80text
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