Dispelling Three Myths about Likert Scales in Communication Trait Research

Communication Research Reports

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 366-372

  Wigley III, Charles J ^a  

^a CANISIUS COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Likert Scales; Research Methods; Traits

Indexed keywords

EID: 84887032318     PISSN: 08824096     EISSN: 17464099     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08824096.2013.836937     Document Type: Article

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