Year:
1990
Publication type:
Research Paper (RP)
Primary Station(s):
Rocky Mountain Research Station
Historical Station(s):
Rocky Mountain Forest and Range Experiment Station
Source:
Res. Pap. RM-293. Fort Collins, CO: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Forest and Range Experiment Station. 24 p.
Description
Rating scales provide an efficient and widely used means of recording judgments. This paper reviews scaling issues within the context of a psychometric model of the rating process, describes several methods of scaling rating data, and compares the methods in terms of the assumptions they require about the rating process and the information they provide about the underlying psychological dimension being assessed.
Citation
Brown, Thomas C.; Daniel, Terry C. 1990. Scaling of ratings: Concepts and methods. Res. Pap. RM-RP-293. Fort Collins, CO: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Forest and Range Experiment Station. 24 p.