Likert scales: how to (ab)use them

Medical EducationVolume 38, Issue 12 p. 1217-1218 Likert scales: how to (ab)use them Susan Jamieson, Susan JamiesonSearch for more papers by this author Susan Jamieson, Susan JamiesonSearch for more papers by this author First published: 25 November 2004 https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2929.2004.02012.xCitations: 1,166 Dr Susan Jamieson, Section of Squamous Cell Biology and Dermatology, Division of Cancer Sciences and Molecular Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Robertson Building, 56 Dumbarton Road, Glasgow G11 6NU, UK. Tel: 00 44 141 330 4018; Fax: 00 44 141 330 4008; E-mail: [email protected]. Read the full textAboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onEmailFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditWechat No abstract is available for this article. References 1 Cohen L, Manion L, Morrison K. Research Methods in Education. 5th edn. London: RoutledgeFalmer 2000. 2 Pett MA. Non-parametric Statistics for Health Care Research. London: SAGE Publications 1997. 3 Blaikie N. Analysing Quantitative Data. London: Sage Publications 2003. 4 Hansen JP. CAN'T MISS – conquer any number task by making important statistics simple. Part 1. Types of variables, mean, median, variance and standard deviation. J. Health Care Qual 2003; 25 (4): 19–24. 5 Clegg F. Simple Statistics. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press 1998. 6 Santina M, Perez J. Health professionals' sex and attitudes of health science students to health claims. Med Educ 2003; 37: 509–13.DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2923.2003.01532.x 7 Hren D, Lukic IK, Marusic A, Vodopivec I, Vujaklija A, Hrabak M, Marusic M. Teaching research methodology in medical schools: students' attitudes towards and knowledge about science. Med Educ 2004; 38: 81–6.DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2923.2004.01735.x 8 Knapp TR. Treating ordinal scales as interval scales: an attempt to resolve the controversy. Nurs Res 1990; 39: 121–3. 9 Kuzon WM Jr, Urbanchek MG, McCabe S. The seven deadly sins of statistical analysis. Ann Plastic Surg 1996; 37: 265–72. 10 Bligh J. Ring the changes: some resolutions for the new year and beyond. Med Educ 2004; 38: 2–4. Citing Literature Volume38, Issue12December 2004Pages 1217-1218 ReferencesRelatedInformation