Date of Award
1976
Document Type
Thesis
Publication Status
Version of Record
Submission Date
October 2026
Thesis/Dissertation Advisor [Chair]
Thomas, Robert D.
Abstract
The purpose of this thesis is to examine the problem of employing unidimensional deterministic scaling in a multidimensional probabilistic world. The best known unidimensional deterministic scaling method is Guttman scaling. The scope of inquiry is limited to scaling with four dichotomous scale items. As a consequence of this examination, the paper offers two contributions to the study of scaling. First, it identifies two paradoxes of existing unidimensional deterministic scaling methods. Second, it suggests a general framework, called segment analysis, from which to approach unidimensional deterministic scaling with dichotomous scale items.
Extent
121 p.
Recommended Citation
HERB, JAMES ALLAN, "TOWARD A MORE RESPONSIBLE USE OF UNIDIMENSIONAL DETERMINISTIC SCALING" (1976). Electronic Theses and Dissertations 1970 - 1979. 499.
https://digitalcommons.fau.edu/etd_general_2/499
Identifier
FADT13826
Comments
Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters|Thesis (M.A.)--Florida Atlantic University, 1976.|FAU Electronic Theses and Dissertations Collection|Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters