Likert Scales –March 11,2009
This is my first blog and I would like to share some information on Likert Scales. Dr. Sullivan forwarded me this article on Likert Scales describing what they are and how they are to be used in survey’s.
http://lap.umd.edu/survey_design/defs.html#LikertScales
Likert Scales are used in surveys to specify a level of agreement to a statement. These scales are most commonly used in research study’s.
For example:
This article is helpful.
| Strongly disagree | Disagree | Neutral | Agree | Strongly Agree |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
