#10327. 5/7-point “Likert scales” arent always the best option: Their validity is undermined by lack of reliability, response style bias, long completion times and limitations to permissible statistical procedures

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Abstract:
In this study. we discuss factors that reduce the validity of Likert scales, such as the lack of reliability, response style bias, long completion times, and limitations to permissible statistical procedures.
Keywords:
Answer format; Likert; Ordinal; Questionnaire; Response style; Survey

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