Nearest-integer response from normally-distributed opinion model for likert scale.

This paper proposes that respondents' opinions on Likert Scale items are normally distributed around their latent ability although their observable responses will be integers in the scale nearest to those opinions. We tested the appropriateness of the model on actual data gathered by a Likert...

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Published in:Philippine Statistician Vol. 60 (2011), 87-104
Main Author: Pornel, Jonny B.
Other Authors: Balinas, Vicente T., Saldaña, Giabelle A.
Format: Article
Published: 2011
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