Testing the middle response categories «Not sure», «In between» and «?» in polytomous items

Psicothema

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 278-284

  González Romá, Vicente ^a   Espejo, Begoña ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

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