Sunday, November 15, 2009

Why do you use Lickert scales in questionnaires?

They allow you to use more complex statistical analysis and provide more detailed and useful information than other sorts of data types (e.g., yes/no or true/false). In addition, many participants are very accustomed to Likert-like scales, and require little instruction on how to properly respond to those items.





Here's a basic example of a likert like item:





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