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Determinants of Scale Response: Label versus Position
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Two determinants of scale response—the denotative meaning of the adjective labels used and the location of the labels in relation to scale endpoints—were investigated. On the basis of the procedures used, both label and location were found to have an impact on subject response. Estimation of a mixing parameter for the two factors permits comparison of their relative effects across different scales.
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- Wildt, A. R., & Mazis, M. B.
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- University of Florida (US)
- Federal Trade Commission (US)
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- Journal of Marketing Research
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- SAGE Publications
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- 1978-05
- Volume
- 15
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- 2
- Pages
- 261-267
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- 1547-7193
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- W2327727947
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- Social Sciences › Decision Sciences › Management Science and Operations Research › Psychometric Methodologies and Testing
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Survey Methodology and Nonresponse
- Social Sciences › Economics, Econometrics and Finance › Economics and Econometrics › Economic and Environmental Valuation
- Keywords
- denotative meaning, scale design, rating scales
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