Seeking a better balance between efficiency and interpretability: Comparing the likert response format with the Guttman response format.
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DOI: 10.1037/met0000462
Abstract: The Likert item response format for items is almost ubiquitous in the social sciences and has particular virtues regarding the relative simplicity of item-generation and the efficiency for coding responses. However, in this article, we… read more here.
Keywords: interpretability; format; guttman response; efficiency ... See more keywords
Phonological span in children and adults: Does response format matter?
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DOI: 10.1177/0165025419840709
Abstract: In contrast to classical phonological span tasks, which require verbal recall, those used in self-reliant, group-administrable working memory measurement contain a visuospatial response format. As a consequence, these tasks involve recoding, executive, and visual search… read more here.
Keywords: response format; phonological span; visuospatial response; response ... See more keywords
Does Response Format Matter? The Psychometric Effects of Filter Questions on Self-Reported Symptom Frequencies.
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DOI: 10.1177/10731911221133310
Abstract: The presence-severity response format uses a filter question to ask about the presence of a symptom, followed by a question about the severity of that symptom. Only an affirmative response to the filter question triggers… read more here.
Keywords: question; presence; filter questions; severity ... See more keywords