Consider the following graphic rating scale item:
Completes work on time
never
usually
does excellent work
How would you evaluate this item?
a. There are too few points on the rating scale.
b. There are too many points on the rating scale.
c. The rating points are not related to the topic.
d. The points are defined in terms of behaviors that require inference on the part of the rater.
e. The points do not represent the relevant extremes of the behavior.
E
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