What Do Likert's Method of Summated Ratings, Guttman's Scale and Thurstone's

question 65

Multiple Choice

What do Likert's method of summated ratings, Guttman's scale and Thurstone's method of equal-appearing intervals have in common?

• A) They all have a neutral point that participants may choose
• B) All three methods were recognised in the 1920s
• C) The assumption that attitudes can be measured quantitatively
• D) Their ease of construction makes them easily adaptable

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