In Contrast to a Guttman Scale, in a Summated Ratings

question 5

Multiple Choice

In contrast to a Guttman scale, in a summated ratings or Likert scale (Box 13.1) ,

• A) scale items are added together to arrive at a total score.
• B) total score on the scale indicates the values or responses for every scale item.
• C) each scale item reflects the underlying continuum of the concept to the same degree.
• D) the set of items comprising the scale is ordered and cumulative.

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