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Resolving the 50‐year debate around using and misusing Likert scales
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- Authors
- Carifio, J., & Perla, R.
- Venue
- Medical Education
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Published
- 2008-11-19
- Volume
- 42
- Issue
- 12
- Pages
- 1150-1152
- ISSN
- 0308-0110 (ISSN-L)
- 1365-2923
- OpenAlex
- W2050453477
- Cited by
- 1,043
- References
- 2
- FWCI
- 23.06
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
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