Treating ordinal data: a comparison between rating scale and structural equation models

Silvia Golia () and Anna Simonetto ()

Quality & Quantity: International Journal of Methodology, 2015, vol. 49, issue 3, 903-915

Abstract: The aim of this study is to apply rating scale model and structural equation model to the same polytomous data in order to highlight the differences and similarities between the two models. For this purpose a simulation study is developed. Moreover, we present a real case regarding the analysis of the quality of work in an Italian municipality. Copyright Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht 2015

Keywords: Ordinal data; Structural equation model; Item response theory; Rating scale model (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2015
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DOI: 10.1007/s11135-014-0087-7

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