Gildun orðagilda : hvaða orðagildi er best að nota á svarmöguleika matskvarða?

Abstract

Verbal labels are often attached to response options on rating scales. A scaling study was conducted where such labels were scaled. A random sample (n=598) was taken from a web panel of 10.000 Icelanders randomly selected from the National Census. In total, 398 took part in the study, a 65,9% response rate. Subjects aged between 17 and 73 judged 96 verbal labels. Previous scaling studies and Icelandic dictionaries were consulted when verbal labels were chosen. The method of successive intervals was used to estimate the scale value of the verbal labels. The findings are presented to aid in selecting verbal labels on response options.