Classically, a Likert scale was composed of the sum of many Likert items (ordinal ratings of the amount of agreement with a statement), where all the items were equally valid. Today the term sometimes is used synonymously with 'ordinal rating scale' (which may be based on only 1 item).
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How to compare Likert scale items before and after an intervention?
I have been struggling with this question all day, reading everything I could find, but still do not have a clear answer.
A part of my research was that: 30 students tried a new educational ...
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Statistical tool(s) to correlate perceptions with Likert-type scales
In relation to perceptions of teachers, I want to measure:
perception of helpfulness
required level of helpfulness for the respondent to be satisfied, and
how important helpfulness is (as an aspect ...
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Best method to analyse survey results with multiple choice of answers
I have designed a survey with multiple choice answers. Each question contains same set of answers
Strongly agree
Agree
Disagree
Strongly disagree
Don't know
There are 25 questions and ...
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Can you run a multiple regression where variables use different Likert scales?
I have 8 predictor variables and 1 criterion variable, all variables are measured by 9 different constructs, some are 0-4 Likert scales, some are 1-5 Likert scales, can I use their mean scores and ...
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Best test to assess statistical difference between two groups on a set of 5-point questionnaire items
I have a set of data which contains answers to a questionnaire (questions about satisfaction rated 1 to 5) and some demographic information (sex, age). I can divide the data in two groups and I want ...
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How to compare results of a questionnaire consisting of 40 likert items, before and after an intervention?
I need some help!
In my research (medical education field), I had 32 participants answering a questionnaire consisting of 40 likert items rating their level of confidence in different aspects of ...
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Measuring overall response in a likert scale
I have a Likert scale in my survey ranging from strongly disagree / disagree / neither agree or disagree / agree / strongly agree. The aim of the study is to scale attitudes of task shifting from ...
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Correlation on Likert questions of two different samples
I have two data sets of which same likert scale questions answered by two different responders. I want to calculate which level they are correlated.
My data set like;
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Likert Scale Analysis - Pre/Post
I was hoping somebody could help with determining the correct statistical test to use.
Basically a teaching session was done which assessed confidence and perceptions of handling a situation using 3 ...
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What statistical test do I need to see if there is a correlation between two different instruments?
I want to do a study to examine if there is a correlation between nursing students' confidence & satisfaction, and their intuitiveness. I have two instruments, The Student Satisfaction and ...
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Correct Analysis of Likert score (Product of two Likert scales)?
I have two Likert scale questions measuring perception of risk (Severity & Probability). For example:
What kind of injury is caused by falling from a height of ten feet?
no injuries
slight ...
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How to evaluate differences of multiple likert scale ratings of multiple items within groups?
I have data where different reviewers rated how important multiple topics are on a scale of 1 to 5 (likert scale). Each of the topics is assigned to a group. I want to see if there any differences in ...
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Which statistical test to use for Likert scale questionaire
I need help on determining what tests to use in SPSS. Let me provide some background on my research:
I am doing a research on system automation of leave management in a company (which is still using ...
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is the Mann Whitney U test appropriate for my data?
I have data from a survey I designed for my dissertation on obesity and public health. The questions are mostly qualitative in nature.
For example,
How healthy do you consider your lifestyle to be? ...
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How to analyse Self-Assessment Manikin data
I am trying to analyse data collected through the Self-Assessment Manikin (SAM), which uses three pictorial scales to assess the three dimensions of pleasure, arousal and dominance. Participants are ...
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How to statistically analyze significance with 7-point Likert scale data?
I am working on a business research paper. The hypothesis is that the sales rep influences the customer's decisions. Independent variables consist of the sales rep's: knowledge, pushiness, ...
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Likert scale coding
I have a question on coding a Likert scale in SPSS.
Assuming we have a 7-point Likert scale, a "well-being" score may rank from 1 through 7.
While doing some reading on multi-variate analysis, I've ...
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Survey questionnaire to find out the important factors?
For my masters dissertation I am currently preparing a Survey Questionnaire. The dissertation main aim is to find the factors which have an impact on failure of IT related projects in SMEs. I have ...
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Likert scale and stats test
I have used a Likert scale in my survey, where respondents answer statements in terms of strongly agree, agree, neutral, disagree, strongly disagree. There are 5 statements measuring a single type of ...
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Appropriate tests for finding a diffference between the scores of two groups of questions
I am testing whether there is difference between the scores of 2 groups of 12 questions on a Likert-scale questionnaire. Each question from one group has a corresponding question in the other group ...
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N/A on a Likert scale
I'd like to use a 7-point Likert scale for an upcoming survey (focused primarily on opinions).
For the most part, the questions will be centered around the "To what extent...?" stem. That is, the ...
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Binning answers from a Likert-scale question
I have six questions that each have a five-point Likert scale. We are interested in whether participants, overall, "agree" or "disagree" (or are neutral) toward the questions.
To do this, we ...
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4 point and 5 point Likert scales in a new questionnaire
I'm looking to confirm whether having a 4 point Likert Scale for some constructs, and a 5 point Likert scale for other constructs will be suitable when developing a questionnaire?
I have 7 constructs ...
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Comparing two likert scale answers
we have performed a study asking participants to describe a current method they use to perform various interaction scenarios on computers and a proposed method they would instead like to use. We have ...
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How to compare Likert ratings for multiple methods in a usability study
I am designing a questionnaire to compare user experience of usage of a two prototypes of a software - prototype A and B. Users will rate prototype A for a task and then prototype B for performing the ...
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Correlation analysis for education research project
Good day! Our group conducted a classroom research about Social Goals Role on Student Mindset. For this study, we asked 42 college students to answer 2 sets of questionnaire. The first survey consists ...
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How can I do a correlation between likert scale and an ordinal categorical measure?
I am struggling with my paper right now. I have a 5 pt likert scale and a measure of time on the internet eg (1= less than 10 mins, 2=10-30 etc) as well as number of SNS contacts (1=10-30, etc). I ...
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Calculating Highest Score on a Likert Scale
I hope my question is a simple one. I am using a Likert scale that measures constructs of anxiety and avoidance to determine attachment style. High scores on either construct indicate the a person is ...
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How are user opinions compared?
Consider a situation where people are asked to rate a product on a scale of 1 to 5.
Product A has a rating of 3.95 based on 15,000 ratings. Product B has a rating of 4.2 based on 1000 ratings.
From ...
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Which correlation analysis is appropriate for binary and ordinal variables?
Violin players were asked to rate 5 violins from least to most rich on a [0 1], 0.05-increment scale, ...
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Two different levels of Likert scale
I have two different data sets, one of them is a 7-level Likert scale and another is a 5-level Likert scale. In addition to the different number of levels, the 7-level Likert scale has 114 items and ...
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What is acceptable mean value for a Likert scale?
I have a question about mean value in a Likert scale.
My objective is to identify important factors for selecting short or long term relationship with subcontractor.
I used Likert-type scale ranging ...
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What is the best way to enter data to analyze answers from a Likert scale?
I need to analyze data regarding an item based on a Likert scale. Field data was arranged in Excel using tables that show the frequency of answers among respondents.
What is the best approach to ...
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“Intervals” for a scale-based answer
I have to analyse data that look at the relevance of some posts. Basically each post is rated by 100 persons, and the scale looks something like this (like a Likert scale):
Irrelevant
Slightly ...
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Ordinal regression vs. summated score
It seems quite common to see scientific researches using a summated score to represent an overall scale that consists of many individual scale items (ex. Likert scale items). I assume that regular ...
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Correlation with binary response and Likert scale response
I have 4 data groups:
- 3 groups from a 5-point Likert scale (1 ~ 5)
- 1 group is binary (Incorrect/Correct -- converted to 0, 1)
I have performed Pearson's r and Spearman's rho with the Likert ...
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Can I use standard deviation in Likert scale (1-7) data with non normal distribution?
I have 20 questions, each divided in 6 Likert scale items (1-7), representing 6 different values like Success, Oportunity, etc. The sample is rather small, 42 cases, and the distribution is not ...
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“Rule of Thumb” method to adjust for overstatement bias on a likert scale
I have a relatively novice question which I have been attempting to peruse the literature for the past hour to address without much success.
I am attempting to test a product concept in a survey for ...
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Truncated y axis in interaction plots
I am trying to visualise an interaction of two factors on a single Likert-scale item in R with data similar to the following:
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Likert scale and yes/no calculation of one score
My survey is based on observations and interviews. The observation questions are yes/no type questions and interview questions are 4 points.
1 = never, 2 = sometimes, 3 = usually, and 4 = ...
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How to validate a survey when using Likert scale?
I have developed a very simple survey to measure the attitudes of students toward science fairs. It makes use of the Likert Scale and Open Ended Questions. Do you have a recommendation for the type ...
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How to equate questionnaires with different response scales
I'm trying to help out a not-for-profit organization and made an error that I'm trying to fix. They've been doing a non scientific survey of their Board of Directors for a number of years regarding ...
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How to deal with the cases when participants gave rating of 2.5 or 4.5 on a 1-5 scale?
Because this was done during the interview, the participants just spoke out their rating rather than marked it done on the paper: they sometimes say "I think it is between 2 and 3" or "I give it 4 or ...
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Margin of error for average of several Likert-scale questions
From a survey I have data on three similar Likert-type questions (scales are 1 to 5). Because the questions essentially ask the same thing, I'd like to just report the average (mean) score across all ...
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Simplest test for consistency of a rating scale
I want to explain to a non-novice doctor the best way to validate consistency of a measure across a likert-scale. The variable describes an average dose across 5 levels of patients (lower to higher). ...
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Small n: non-parametric of parametric tests?
I am in a situation where I have sample with $n=19$, and the the data are not normally distributed (according to the results of a Kolmogorov-Smirnov test) for all the variables. The data were ...
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What helps (justification) to decide cut score/cutoff points for 5-point likert scale?
I am wondering what are the factors involved in deciding the cutoff value / cut score for 5-point likert scale from:
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Can a dichotomous variable (yes/no) be merged with a Likert measure (1,2,3,4) using z scores?
I would like to create a composite scale using items that measure parent communication extracted from a UK panel survey (n=941). However although all 6 variables in question measure similar constructs ...
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Is it possible to map observed responses on five-point Likert scale into three-class conceptual model?
I am currently making my thesis proposal about employees productivity and I had a questionnaire which consists of a five-point Likert scale (5-strongly agree, 4-agree, 3-agree, 2-disagree, and ...
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How to enter/analyze likert data
My research involved a questionnaire with open-ended questions, multi-answer multiple choice (select all that apply; entered as "1" for circled answers, "0" for non-circled), and likert scale ...
