Dependability of anchoring labels of Likert-type scales

Educational and Psychological Measurement

Volumn 57, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 800-807

  Chang, Lei ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

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EID: 0040571331     PISSN: 00131644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0013164497057005005     Document Type: Article

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