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100			_aSpector, Paul E. _96306
245			_aSummated rating scale construction: an introduction
260			_bSage Publications, Inc. _aCalifornia _c1992
300			_avi, 73 p.
365			_aUSD _b30.00
520			_aThe goal for any social scientist doing a survey is to develop a rating on some attitude, value or opinion - a summated rating scale. Aimed at helping researchers construct more effective scales, Spector shows how to determine the number of items necessary, the appropriate amount of response categories and the most productive wording of items, how to sort good items from bad (including item-remainder coefficients and Cronbach's alpha) and how to validate a scale, including dimensional validity from factor analysis. Written in a user-friendly manner, the book concludes with a step-by-step account of how to develop a summated rating scale based on classical test theory.
650			_aScaling (Social sciences) _96923
650			_aSocial sciences--Methodology _91907
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