The Impact of Midpoint Responses and Reverse Coding on Survey Data
作者： Gail H. Weems , Anthony J. Onwuegbuzie
DOI: 10.1080/07481756.2002.12069033
关键词: Research methodology 、 Coding (social sciences) 、 Reliability (statistics) 、 Data mining 、 Statistics 、 Psychology 、 Survey research 、 Item analysis 、 Midpoint 、 Survey data collection
摘要: Counselors conducting survey research have many item format options to contemplate. This study examined midpoint selection and the effect on reliability of (a) including or excluding optio...
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