Which Scale Construction Method Guarantees That All Scale Items Correlate

question 28

Multiple Choice

Which scale construction method guarantees that all scale items correlate positively with each other and also with the total score for the scale?

• A) empirical keying
• B) equal-appearing intervals
• C) rational scale construction
• D) expert rankings

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