"J. Williams" wrote:
>
> On Mon, 25 Feb 2002 15:17:55 -0800, Jay Tanzman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> wrote:
>
> >I just got chewed out by my boss for modelling the means of some 7-point
> >semantic differential scales. The scales were part of a written,
> >self-administered questionnaire, and were laid out like this:
> >
> >Not stressful 1__ 2__ 3__ 4__ 5__ 6__ 7__ Very stressful
> >
> >So, why or why not is it kosher to model the means of scales like this?
> >
> >-Jay
>
> You can check it out by reading the pioneers of the semantic
> differential scale. Osgood, Suci, and Tannenbaum are the authors of
> "Measurement of Meaning" which now is published in paperback by the
> University of Illinois Press, Oct. 1990.
Thanks. I'll do that. I think one of the above authors also has a website,
though, yesterday it crashed my Browser. Then again, my browser was Netscape...
> It may be your boss is a
> stickler on what constitutes a true interval scale.
Yes, that is it. See my response to Jay Warner for the details.
-Jay
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