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Resolving the 50-year debate around using and misusing Likert scales

2008; Wiley; Volume: 42; Issue: 12 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1111/j.1365-2923.2008.03172.x

1365-2923

James Carifio, Rocco J. Perla,

Clinical Reasoning and Diagnostic Skills

Medical EducationVolume 42, Issue 12 p. 1150-1152 Resolving the 50-year debate around using and misusing Likert scales James Carifio, James Carifio Lowell, Massachusetts, USASearch for more papers by this authorRocco Perla, Rocco Perla Lowell, Massachusetts, USASearch for more papers by this author James Carifio, James Carifio Lowell, Massachusetts, USASearch for more papers by this authorRocco Perla, Rocco Perla Lowell, Massachusetts, USASearch for more papers by this author First published: 19 November 2008 https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2923.2008.03172.xCitations: 477 James Carifio, University of Massachusetts-Lowell, Lowell, Massachusetts, 01854, USA. Tel: 00 1 617-513-6279; Fax: 00 1 978-934-3005; E-mail: [email protected] Read the full textAboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onEmailFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditWechat References 1 Jamieson S. Likert scales: how to (ab)use them. Med Educ 2004; 38: 1212–8. 2 Pell G. Uses and misuses of Likert scales. Med Educ 2005; 39: 97. 3 Jamieson S. Author’s reply. Med Educ 2005; 39: 970. 4 Glass GV, Peckham PD, Sanders JR. Consequences of failure to meet assumptions underlying the analyses of variance and covariance. Rev Educ Res 1972; 42: 237–88. 5 Carifio J. Assigning students to career education programs by preference: scaling preference data for program assignments. Career Education Quarterly 1976; 1,1, Spring, 7–26. 6 Carifio J. Measuring vocational preferences: ranking versus categorical rating procedures. Career Education Quarterly 1978; 3,1, Winter, 34–66. 7 Vickers A. Comparison of an ordinal and a continuous outcome measure of muscle soreness. Int J Technol Assess Health Care 1999; 15: 709–16. 8 Stevens S. On the theory of scales of measurement. Science 1946; 103 (67): 668–90. 9 Stevens S. Mathematics, measurement and psychoanalysis. In: SS Stevens, ed. Handbook of Experimental Psychology. New York: John Wiley & Sons 1951; 1–49. 10 Likert R, Hayes S. Some Applications of Behavioural Research. Paris: Unesco 1957. 11 Carifio J, Perla R. Ten common misunderstandings, misconceptions, persistent myths and urban legends about Likert scales and Likert response formats and their antidotes. Journal of the Social Sciences 2007; 3(3), 106–116. Citing Literature Volume42, Issue12December 2008Pages 1150-1152 ReferencesRelatedInformation