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Replication data for: Midpoint Misperceptions on 1-to-10 Scales
Harvard Dataverse (Africa Rice Center, Bioversity International, CCAFS, CIAT, IFPRI, IRRI and WorldFish)
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Replication data for: Midpoint Misperceptions on 1-to-10 Scales
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https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/26166
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Zigerell, L.J
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Harvard Dataverse
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| Description |
Scales that range from 1 to 10 are a common tool in political science and other disciplines, but this study reports evidence that from the 2005-2008 wave of the World Values Survey suggesting that many respondents interpret 5 as the midpoint of a 1-to-10 scale. This misperception would bias item means downward, introduce inferential uncertainty, and defeat the purpose of a forced-choice scale.
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midpoint
1-to-10 scale |
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2011
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