 How rating scales influence responses’ reliability, extreme points, middle point and respondent’s preferencesNaia A. de Rezende and Denise D. de Medeiros Journal of Business Research, 2022, vol. 138, issue C, 266-274 Abstract: This study sought to analyse different rating scales used in surveys including two ordinal scales with numerals, an ordinal scale with face images, and a ratio scale. First, statistical analyses were performed such as mean comparison, skewness, and kurtosis. Subsequently the scales’ critical points, such as the extreme levels and middle points, were analysed. Finally, scale preferences were compared according to gender, age, and education. The study was carried out with 595 people, and the results showed a tendency for scales with fewer response items to obtain higher values. Furthermore, there was a higher incidence of responses at extreme levels, mainly at higher levels. It was possible to identify differences between the scale preferences within groups, and it was observed that the easier scale does not necessarily have more rapport with respondent’s feelings. Keywords: Item analysis; Questionnaire; Rating scale; Likert; Visual Analogue Scale; Face Scale; Response number (search for similar items in EconPapers) Downloads: (external link) Related works: Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:eee:jbrese:v:138:y:2022:i:c:p:266-274 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbusres.2021.09.031 Access Statistics for this article Journal of Business Research is currently edited by A. G. Woodside More articles in Journal of Business Research from Elsevier |
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