Composite Measures
Indexes & Scales
Advantages- Enable the enhancement of--
To create composite measures, take items that-
Steps in the development of scales/indexes
Discriminatory power
Determining the DP score
Types of Indexes
Thurstone Scales
Guttman Scales-seek undimensionality
Author: Ronnie Mahler
Email: mahlerre@buffalostate.edu
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