Re: [R] Comparing a 4-point and 5-point Likert scale

On 06/03/2010 11:11 PM, Simon Kiss wrote: Help with survey data: Hello R colleagues, I hope this is an appropriate place to direct this question. It relates specifically to the comparability of a 5-point likert to a 4-point likert scale. One question in my dataset asks "How much should be done t

Re: [R] Comparing a 4-point and 5-point Likert scale

Dear Simon, These two questions already are comparable (using a strict sense of that word). What is your goal in trying to put them both on the same scale? Even if both were measured 1-5, it would be unreasonable to say that a 3 on one question meant the same as a 3 on the other question because

[R] Comparing a 4-point and 5-point Likert scale

Help with survey data: Hello R colleagues, I hope this is an appropriate place to direct this question. It relates specifically to the comparability of a 5-point likert to a 4- point likert scale. One question in my dataset asks "How much should be done to reduce the gap between rich and p