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THURSTONES METHOD EQUAL-APPEARING INTERVALS [1 record]

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Record 1 1998-05-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Psychometry and Psychotechnology
  • Clinical Psychology
CONT

[With the] method of equal-appearing intervals (Thurstone) ... judges compare all items, two at a time, judging which of the pair was more positive or negative in order that all the items may be scaled in relationship to one another.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Psychométrie et psychotechnique
  • Psychologie clinique
CONT

La méthode de Thurstone est parfois appelée (...) "échelle à intervalles apparemment égaux" en raison du fait qu'elle s'efforce d'être une échelle métrique fondée sur une régularité présumée des gradations (à l'image des échelles de température).

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