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A Double Law of Comparative Judgment for the Analysis of Preferential Choice and Similarities Data

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 January 2025

C. H. Coombs ,
M. Greenberg  and
J. Zinnes
C. H. Coombs
Affiliation:
University of Michigan
M. Greenberg
Affiliation:
University of Michigan
J. Zinnes
Affiliation:
University of Michigan
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Abstract

By virtue of certain modifications in the Law of Comparative Judgment, equations are developed which (i) permit the construction of a joint scale of individuals and items, as in the case of attitude measurement, directly from their pair-comparison preferences, and (ii) take into account the variable of laterality which is significant for the construction of group preference scales.

Type
Original Paper
Information
Psychometrika , Volume 26 , Issue 2 , June 1961 , pp. 165 - 171
Copyright
Copyright © 1961 The Psychometric Society

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Footnotes

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This work was supported by grant NSF-G5820 from the National Science Foundation.

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Now At Stanford University.

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