Multiple Choice
Professor Thames tried to use a Guttman scale on his data set that he had seen published in a major journal.Thames was upset because the items did not form a Guttman scale on his data.Confused,he asked for your help.You should tell him that:
A) the article that appeared in the journal was probably an error.
B) he should recheck his scaling techniques because he probably made an error.
C) items may form a Guttman scale in one sample but not in another.
D) it was probably not a very good scale.
E) none of these choices.
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