A technique for increasing the reproducibility of cumulative attitude scales.

1 January 1956

journal article
research article
Published by American Psychological Association (APA) in Journal of Applied Psychology

Vol. 40 (4) , 263-265
https://doi.org/10.1037/h0048916

Abstract

From a set of 40 statements for which Thurstone Scale values had previously been determined, a set of 9 statements were presented in paired-comparison form (36 pairs) to 370 psychology students. "...using the method of paired comparisons in conjunction with a set of opinion statements with known scale values...has promise for the construction of attitude scales with a relatively high degree of reproducibility and satisfactory reliability.".