At 01:39 PM 2/27/02 -0600, Jay Warner wrote: > > > > > >Not stressful 1__ 2__ 3__ 4__ 5__ 6__ 7__ Very stressful
just out of curiosity ... how many consider the above to be an example of a bipolar scale? i don't now, if we had an item like: sad .... happy 1 .... ..... 7 THEN the mid point becomes much more problematic ... since being a 4 ... is neither a downer nor upper now, a quick search found info from ncs about the 16pf personality scale ... it shows 16 BIpolar dimensions as: Bipolar Dimensions of Personality Factor A Warmth (Cool vs Warm) Factor B Intelligence (Concrete Thinking vs Abstract Thinking) Factor C Emotional Stability (Easily Upset vs Calm) Factor E Dominance (Not Assertive vs Dominant) Factor F Impulsiveness (Sober vs Enthusiastic) Factor G Conformity (Expedient vs Conscientious) Factor H Boldness (Shy vs Venturesome) Factor I Sensitivity (Tough-Minded vs Sensitive) Factor L Suspiciousness (Trusting vs Suspicious) Factor M Imagination (Practical vs Imaginative) Factor N Shrewdness (Forthright vs Shrewd) Factor O Insecurity (Self-Assured vs Self-Doubting) Factor Q1 Radicalism (Conservative vs Experimenting) Factor Q2 Self-Sufficiency (Group-Oriented vs Self-Sufficient) Factor Q3 Self-Discipline (Undisciplined vs Self-Disciplined) Factor Q4 Tension (Relaxed vs Tense) let's take the one ... shy versus venturesome ... now, we could make a venturesome scale by itself ... 0 venturesomeness ...... (up to) .... very venturesome 7 does 0 = shy???? seems like if the answer is no ... then we might have a bipolar scale ... if the answer is yes ... then we don't > It could be the use of the particular bipolars > > "not stressful" and "very stressful." >================================================================= Dennis Roberts, 208 Cedar Bldg., University Park PA 16802 <Emailto: [EMAIL PROTECTED]> WWW: http://roberts.ed.psu.edu/users/droberts/drober~1.htm AC 8148632401 ================================================================= Instructions for joining and leaving this list, remarks about the problem of INAPPROPRIATE MESSAGES, and archives are available at http://jse.stat.ncsu.edu/ =================================================================
