Research Catalog

Title

Summated rating scale construction : an introduction / Paul E. Spector.

Author

Spector, Paul E.

Publication

Newbury Park, Calif. : Sage Publications, c1992.

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Details

Description

vi, 73 p. : ill.; 22 cm.

Summary

The goal in surveying is to develop a rating on some attitude, value or opinion - a summated rating scale. To help researchers construct more effective scales, Spector shows how to determine the number of items necessary, the number of response categories, and how to validate a scale.

Series Statement

Sage university papers series. Quantitative applications in the social sciences ; no. 07-082

Uniform Title

Quantitative applications in the social sciences no. 07-082.

Subject

• Scaling (Social sciences)
• Social Sciences > methods

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (p. 71-72).

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

1. Introduction -- Why use multiple-item scales? -- What makes a good scale? -- Steps of scale construction -- 2. Theory of summated rating scales -- 3. Defining the construct -- Hoe to define the construct -- Homogeneity and dimensionality of constructs -- Theoretical development of work locus of control -- 4. Designing the scale -- Response choices -- Quantifying response choices -- Writing the item stems -- Instructions -- Designing the WLCS -- 5. Conducting the item analysis -- Item analysis -- External criteria for item selection -- When the scale needs more work -- Multidimensional scales -- Conducting item analysis with SPSS-X -- Item analysis on the WLCS -- 6. Validation -- Techniques for studying validity -- Use of factor analysis for scale validation -- Validation of the WLCS -- Validation strategy -- 7. Reliability and norms -- Reliability -- Reliability for the WLCS -- Norms -- Norms for the WLCS -- Concluding remarks.

ISBN

0803943415

LCCN

^^^91036161^

OCLC

• 24502447
• SCSB-12071624

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library