Scale validity: A computer content analysis approach

Social Science Computer Review

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 379-393

  McTavish, Donald G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Computer content analysis; Content validity; Likert scale; MCCA; Minnesota Contextual Content Analysis; Scale validity; Survey questions

Indexed keywords

EID: 21944431512     PISSN: 08944393     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/089443939701500404     Document Type: Article

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