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Likert Scale: Explored and Explained

Year: 2015

Type: article

Abstract: Likert scale is applied as one of the most fundamental and frequently used psychometric tools in educational and social sciences research. Simultaneously, it is also subjected to a lot of debates and controversies in regards with the analysis and inclusion of points on the scale. With this context, through reviewing the available literature and then clubbing the received information with coherent scientific thinking, this paper attempts to gradually build a construct around Likert scale. This analytical review begins with the necessity of psychometric tools like Likert scale andits variants and focuses on some convoluted issues like validity, reliability and analysis of the scale.

Source: British Journal of Applied Science & Technology

DOI: 10.9734/bjast/2015/14975

Authors: Ankur Joshi, Saket Kale, Satish Chandel, D. Pal

Institutions: Gandhi Medical College, All India Institute of Medical Sciences Bhopal

Language: English

Topic: Psychometric Methodologies and Testing

Subfield: Management Science and Operations Research

Field: Decision Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

Open Access status: diamond

OpenAlex ID: W2327678559

FWCI: 29.88

Cites: 19

Cited by: 5,327

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