After reading a journal article on political liberalism, Tony noticed that his data set contained the same items that the author had used to form a scale on political liberalism. So, Tony combined the items and applied them to his data. He was surprised when they did not form a scale. Confused, he asked you for an explanation. Which of the following statements is INCORRECT?
a. Items may scale in one sample but not another.
b. Do not assume that a given set of items form a scale because they scaled in an earlier study.
c. The combination of several data items resulting in a scale depends on the particular sample of observations under study.
d. He probably made a mistake and should recheck his calculations.
e. Items may scale in one sample but not another and therefore he should not assume that a given set of items form a scale because they scaled in an earlier study.
D
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