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Composite (or sum) scale

Posted byBrian Hopkins May 22, 2019

A scale giving a score created by aggregating several of the items in a questionnaire or set of tests (e.g., sub-scales of an IQ test).  An important psychometric consideration in the derivation of multi-item composite scales concerns their internal consistency.

See Construct, Cronbach’s alpha, Internal consistency

Posted byBrian HopkinsMay 22, 2019Posted inUncategorizedTags: glossary

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