Questions tagged [likert]
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 model observation error of multiple entries on a single Likert-type item?
This is a hypothetical problem for me at the moment because (1) I have no such data and (2) often software provides a forced choice in these cases so I doubt it would be a problem if I conducted a ...
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Hypotheses Testing - Correlation vs. Regression
I conducted a survey for my thesis and would like to begin with the hypotheses testing now. However, I am not sure what the correct process is - sorry if these are really basic questions!
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Is it possible to perform regression analysis and regression analysis (using PROCESS in SPSS)?
I have a dependent variable and independent variable in 7-point Likert scale. And the mediator in 11-point Likert scale. Can I perform statistical analysis in SPSS in this case, and what should I do ...
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Which is the best correlation test for variables on the Likert scale?
Which is the best test for testing correlation between a 5 Likert scale (50 questions neuroticism scale) and one 4 Likert scale (16 question burnout scale) ?
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Validity of Wilcoxon Signed Rank or Spearman for 2 Likert Scales
I am working on my MSc dissertation findings and I have data results from two 5-Point Likert scales. One Likert measured self-assessed behaviour, whilst the other measured attitude. (Both scales were ...
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Likert data analysis and statistical tests
I have likert data from 657 respondents where i have asked them to rate whether a condition has affected their career progression. I have 6 different conditions and they can have up to 4 of them. I ...
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likert scales analysis - testing age+sex and each question at the time
This is the first time I conducted survey and I am having trouble deciding on the right analysis to apply. It is an exploratory survey, aiming to test visitors' motivation to protect wildlife vs ...
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Un-binning/Upsampling Ordinal Year-Bins into Individual Years for Random Forest Likert Analysis?
Question: Is it "quantitatively sound" to decompose/upsample year-bins (e.g., 2002-2006) into the component years when analyzing Likert Score data that was collected as a recollection of ...
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Comparing 2 Likert Scales for 1 Population
I have two 5-point Likert scales (Strongly Disagree to Strongly Agree) and I want to compare the results within one population sample. I expect participants to choose 'agree' or 'strongly agree' on ...
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Comparing two identical surveys from 2019 and 2023. Each question has multiple items including "don't know"
I have this dataset made up of several questions, each with ordinal answers (likert-like) which unfortunately include a "don't know" option. The dataset is split in two: one portion from ...
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Comparing data/means from different surveys - same question, different likert scales
I am trying to compare data from the same series of questions that most recently was used with a 5 point scale, but the previous iteration of it used a 7 point scale. Is there a way for me to convert/...
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How to account for 'Don't Knows' / 'Not applicable' and missing data in survey data analysis and predictions?
First of all, I understand that this topic has been repeatedly covered in Cross Validated, and I have read through the forum but was unable to find a full answer to what I am looking for.
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Regression using proportions of Likert-type responses to questions as predictors for a continuous variable
Suppose I have data from customer surveys. It is Likert-like, but individual responses are not available. Results are given as proportions of total responses to each question. The count of responses ...
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Help deciding on a statistical test to analyze results of a survey
I created a survey to measure student perspectives on different subjects in Higher Education. In the survey, the students are asked what subjects they have experience with, and they will only be asked ...
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How to proceed with likert scale items when "Not Applicable" is another option with 5 point likert scale?
I would like to find out if there is any impact of social media on the creation of entrepreneurial opportunities for entrepreneurs.
I have two groups (Online Business and traditional Business) and 20 ...
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Is the commutative law of multiplication (used to calculate the mean) valid for all or any Likert scales?
The mean score on a Likert scale is often used as the input for a t test, and the mean is mathematically meaningful so long as the axiomatic laws of arithmetic apply. For example, one response such as ...
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Can I trust the results of a t test on 4 point Likert scale data which hides outliers?
I want to use an unpaired two-sample t-test of random samples of $n=40$ each. The sample data is from 4-point Likert scale assessments. I understand the t-test is not very robust to outliers, which I ...
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How should I analyse my ordinal data when there is a between-groups design?
I have asked listeners to rate some voices on 10 different questions. There were 2 groups of listeners. Group 1 had Set A of questions whereas Group 2 had Set B. Listeners responded on a Likert scale ...
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If my sample size is large, is it ok to conduct a linear regression with a 7-point Likert item as a dependent variable?
Imagine that I have one variable from a 7-point Likert item, and my predictor is a categorical variable with three levels. Imagine that my sample size is 100. Can I run a linear regression lm(...
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Randomization of questions in an online survey
I want to run an online survey about people's preferences for environmental policies in different economic sectors using a Likert-type scale (strongly disagree, disagree, etc.). I have 4 sectors and 4 ...
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Which statistical test should I use to compare two groups where their opinions are collected by using Likert Scale?
I want to find out a solution to the following question: "Is there is any impact of social media on the creation of entrepreneurial opportunity for rural women?"
I have 2 groups: Online ...
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How can I analyse the influence of a binary variable on a set of pre- and post-survey Likert scale questions?
I've analysed the unpaired survey responses using the Mann-Whitney U test and several questions show a change after treatment at p < 0.05. However I would now like to characterise the influence of ...
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Seeking suggestions for a non-parametric version of two-way ANOVA/multi-variable MANOVA with repeated measures
I've been reading around this and keep coming up short so I'm hopeful there's an easy test for this.
I am measuring the differences (on a Likert scale) between matched (paired) pre- and post-lesson ...
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Whether asking questions using rating scores constitutes a likert scale or interval data
Consider the following item:
3.1 Resources and expertise availability
4 – High availability of resources and expertise
3 – Moderate availability of resources and expertise
2 – Low availability of ...
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How to analyse ordinal data for five food samples
I've conducted a questionnaire asking participants to rate biscuit samples based on factors such as taste and look. The ratings ranged from strongly like to strongly dislike. What is the best method ...
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Test to Compare Two Sets of Likert Questions
I have two sets of questions in a survey.
The first set is 6 Likert scales for how important a particular trait is for someone to be an elected official (How important is it that an elected ...
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Advantages and Disadvantages of different coding for survey scale
If a survey question has responses ‘very dissatisfied’, ‘dissatisfied’, ‘no opinion’, ‘satisfied’ and ‘very satisfied’. Should I code the results as 1,2,3,4,5 or -2,-1,0,1,2. Are there any strengths ...
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Determining statistically significant responses in a research - Likert scale answer by 3 customer groups. which responses are significantly diff?
I have research in which I asked a question from 3 different customer segments on a likert scale.
how can I find out if I am more likely to spend money on binge shopping on a particular day?
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Understand whether any items are ranked significantly higher/lower in a survey using likert scale questions?
Say I have a survey asking a single group of 50 participants to rank the importance of 10 different aspects of using a website.
E.g., How are important are the following when using a website:
How ...
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Quantitative analysis Statistical test of Likert Scale to determine best option from multiple options [closed]
What is the best statistical test to be done to determine the best drawing of three drawings?
Given data collected from a Likert scale on various characteristics of the drawings. Questions on ...
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Agreement statistic for likert scale evaluation of different image modalities
I have some data of dental images. The same image was taken using the gold standard method and using an alternative new more cost effective method. Evaluators rate each image (blinded) based on a ...
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Likert Scale - Statistical Analysis?
I have conducted a very large survey (n>10,000). I asked all participants a series of demographic questions (gender, ethnicity, educational background etc - all categorical). I then asked all ...
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How to use Spearman’s correlation with two Likert scales?
Let’s say that my survey has 2 sections that I want to find the correlation between, they each have 5 questions with each question being a 5-point Likert scale. What do I do after? What are the steps ...
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Am I checking for correlation or difference? If so, how shall I do it?
As a start- I appreciate any advice you can offer me with this question, and want to thank you for your assistance in advance.
I have A-level maths knowledge, although did not like statistics. ...
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Efficient way to compare 2 similar datasets
I am a grad student who is fairly new to all of this. I have a matrix likert table that I was wanting to compare across 3 different relationships to the land. I got the means and standard error for ...
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How to apply Weights to Likert Scale Data for EFA in R?
I am part of a Survey Research Team and we are analysing Likert Scale Data.I would like to do a factor analysis for 9 items in the Survey,in order to find underlying structur. We also have Survey ...
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How do I go about analyzing my two timepoint Likert data on student perceptions?
I'm a student research assistant with a minimal stats background in a project involving new learning technology, so I'm having reaching deadlines because I do not know how to proceed with my data ...
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Correlation with two different Likert scales rating
I'm testing the strength of the correlation between the data from two different Likert scales. One has a five-point rating scale (0-4), and the other has seven (1-7). Is this possible using SPSS?
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Earth Mover (Wasserstein) distance for ordinal discrete data
I am doing data analysis for my Masters research and which includes some Likert scale type questions. I have been calculating some distances between the responses for these questions. All this has ...
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How to use CFA in R to justify averiging of Likert scale and further calculation
I am currently writing a paper for school and currently have 3 sections of questionnaire questions based on the Likert scale, where each section has 4 questions that I need to group together. Further, ...
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Is multivariate ordinal regression suitable for my reserach?
I want to test what leads to the support for two policies (Likert scale ß disagree to strongly agree). There are independent variables, some of which are demographic and two are of interest (...
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How to pick an appropriate test for a mixed design with an ordinal dependent variable
I am designing a survey project to try to see if image characteristics impact how pictured subjects are viewed by survey respondents.
As the design stands now, each survey respondent will be shown a ...
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Discrimination index or item-test correlation?
The discrimination of an item can be calculated as:
$$D = \frac {K_h-K_l}{N}$$
Where $K_h$ is the number of correct responses from the high scoring group, $K_l$ from the lowest scoring group (top and ...
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Paired Likert item questions
I am trying to analyze paired Likert item questions. Participants were given a survey with Likert scale questions with ratings from 1 - 5 (1 being strongly disagree/never and 5 being strongly agree/...
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Combine results from many likert scales in order to get a single response variable - PCA? CFA?
I'm helping a friend design his research. He'll use a Google Forms questionnaire with several questions (from 0 to 5, Likert scale) to assess anxiety of students' ...
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Principal component analysis and Cronbach’s alpha
I have data from two Likert-items questionnaires, one administered to clients (n=31) and the other to professionals (n=8) . Most questions are identical or similar in the two questionnaires. The goal ...
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How to compare Pre and Post survey responses across questions?
I am analysing survey data relating to perceived knowledge (5-point Likert type question) of different 3 organisations pre and post viewing an informative documentary. I have applied Wilcoxon signed ...
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How to code a justified non-response to a Likert-type question?
I have a dataset of people's satisfaction levels, both before and after viewing a documentary, on funding certain organisations mentioned within the documentary with 5 choices. (...
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Determining the statistical significance of changes to Likert-type data in multiple surveys
I have the results from two surveys taken approximately one year apart. All of the questions are Likert-type; many questions are the same between the two surveys (these are the ones in which I am ...
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Likert scale statistical analysis
I have 2 groups that have completed several Likert (1-5) surveys and I want to test if there is a significant difference in the responses between the 2 groups for each survey. However the number of ...
