What are Likert-type responses? How are they useful?
What will be an ideal response?
Likert-type responses generally ask respondents to indicate the extent to which they agree or disagree with statements. This format is generally believed to have been developed by Rensis Likert in the 1930s. Likert-type response categories list choices for respondents to select their level of agreement with a statement and may look something like this:
I think “three strikes” laws that increase penalties for individuals convicted of three or more felonies will help to decrease the crime rate.
Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree
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Likert-type responses -- Survey responses in which respondents indicate the extent to which they agree or disagree with statements.
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A. organizational statement B. mission statement C. goals D. objectives
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A) Do not change your clothes or shower. B) Change your clothes and bring them to the hospital where an investigator will meet you. C) To avoid sexually transmitted diseases, immediately wash yourself with soap for at least one minute in any area where bodily fluids may have been transmitted. D) Go to the sexual assault victim center and an investigator will meet you there.