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Showing 1 to 3 of 3 for “"intermediate items"”.
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Developing ideal intermediate items for the ideal point model
The importance of intermediate items has been overlooked for years ever since the prevalence of using dominance-based Likert scales in measuring personality and vocational interests. Rather, intermediate items were usually discarded in dominance scale constructions as they were believed to perform …
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Effects of respondent training on self-report personality assessment: an item response theory approach
… and more discriminating and informative intermediate items on the ideal-point scales when a dichotomous response scale was used. The dichotomous scale in general was related to better fit, while criterion-related validity stayed unaffected by both training and the response scale. …
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The Effect of Covid-19 Pandemic Among Local Small Medium Enterprises: A Case of Johannesburg, Region G
… leading in shortages of components and intermediate items. The effects are magnified when workers are laid off and firms are unable to pay salaries. The study concludes with a set of recommendations for mitigating pandemic outbreaks on small businesses.