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Peer reviewedAndrich, David – Applied Psychological Measurement, 1988
A simple probabilistic model for unfolding data collected by a direct response design in which responses were scored dichotomously was applied to the measurement of attitudes toward capital punishment. Responses conformed to the unfolding mechanism. Scale values of the statements were statistically equivalent to those of Thurstone's methods. (SLD)
Descriptors: Algorithms, Attitude Measures, Capital Punishment, Computer Simulation
