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Brown, Anna; Maydeu-Olivares, Alberto – Educational and Psychological Measurement, 2011
Multidimensional forced-choice formats can significantly reduce the impact of numerous response biases typically associated with rating scales. However, if scored with classical methodology, these questionnaires produce ipsative data, which lead to distorted scale relationships and make comparisons between individuals problematic. This research…
Descriptors: Item Response Theory, Models, Questionnaires, Measurement Techniques
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Sterba, Sonya K.; MacCallum, Robert C. – Multivariate Behavioral Research, 2010
Different random or purposive allocations of items to parcels within a single sample are thought not to alter structural parameter estimates as long as items are unidimensional and congeneric. If, additionally, numbers of items per parcel and parcels per factor are held fixed across allocations, different allocations of items to parcels within a…
Descriptors: Sampling, Computation, Statistical Analysis, Computer Software
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McCrae, Robert R. – Multivariate Behavioral Research, 1993
To assess cross-observer agreement on personality profiles, an Index of Profile Agreement and an associated coefficient are proposed that take into account both the difference between the ratings and the extremes of their mean. Data from the Revised NEO Personality Inventory for 250 peer ratings/self-reports and 68 spouse ratings/self-reports…
Descriptors: Adults, Comparative Analysis, Equations (Mathematics), Evaluation Methods