#statstab #419 A Measurement Is a Choice and Stevens’ Scales of Measurement Do Not Help Make It: A Response to Chalmers

Thoughts: #418 convincing for not adopting ordinal α? This rebuttal may change your mind

#ordinal #likert #mesurement #psychometrics #cronbachalpha #reliability #testtheory #CTT #scales #debate #rebuttal

https://doi.org/10.1177/0013164419844305

A Measurement Is a Choice and Stevens’ Scales of Measurement Do Not Help Make It: A Response to Chalmers - Bruno D. Zumbo, Edward Kroc, 2019

Chalmers recently published a critique of the use of ordinal α proposed in Zumbo et al. as a measure of test reliability in certain research settings. In this r...

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#statstab #342 Assessing the reliability of single-item momentary affective measurements in experience sampling

Thoughts: Researchers are lazy and want quick solutions. Unfortunately, measurement error exists.

#emotion #error #measurement #testtheory

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36074609/

Assessing the reliability of single-item momentary affective measurements in experience sampling - PubMed

Emotion researchers that use experience sampling methods (ESM) study how emotions fluctuate in everyday life. To reach valid conclusions, confirming the reliability of momentary emotion measurements is essential. However, to minimize participant burden, ESM researchers often use single-item measures …

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