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7 years ago in Questionnaire Design By Jessica

How to score a Likert Scale?

I have developed a scale, and I want to know how to score the responses. What is the procedure to decide whether we have to start from 0 or 1 for each item?

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By Mansi Singhal Answered 7 years ago

You need to range the numerical values, and they could range from 1-5.
For example, if the total respondents are 40 and the scale range could be
1= strongly disagree,
2= disagree,
3= somehow agree,
4= agree and
5= strongly agree,

By Nancy Trivedi Answered 7 years ago

Go to google and search, Krosnick & Presser 10 Survey Design.pdf there you will find a useful paper by two experts in survey question writing.
It will really help you.

By Rashi Garg Answered 7 years ago

You can score 1=lowest score & 5= highest score

By Aanchal S Answered 7 years ago

I would recommend you to read Ngodigha S.A article on Likert scale, and I am sure it will help you.

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