title: |
The Fuzziness of Verbal Response Scales:The STAI-T Questionnaire |
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publication: |
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part of series: |
Advances in Intelligent Systems Research | |
| pages: | 592 - 597 | |
DOI: |
To be assigned soon (how to use a DOI) | |
author(s): |
Franziska Bocklisch, Steffen F., Josef F. |
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publication date: |
July 2011 |
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keywords: |
verbal response scale, parametric fuzzy
membership function, translation procedure, STAI-T
questionnaire |
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abstract: |
In this paper we used a two-step procedure for the numerical translation of verbal frequency expressions of
the response scale of a questionnaire (STAI-T). In an
empirical study, 70 participants estimated numerical
equivalents for verbal frequency expressions, data was
modeled, and fuzzy membership functions were calculated. Results show that the scale's visual arrangement
does not influence the interpretation of the words'
meanings. We argue that traditional statistics are inappropriate for the analysis of verbal response data and
demonstrate the alternative of fuzzy analysis, providing
an example. |
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copyright: |
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Atlantis Press. This article is distributed under the
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non-commercial use, distribution and reproduction in any medium,
provided the original work is properly cited. |
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