The Journey from Likert to Forced-Choice QuestionnairesEvidence of the Invariance of Item Parameters

  1. Daniel Morillo
  2. Francisco J. Abad
  3. Rodrigo S. Kreitchmann
  4. Iwin Leenen
  5. Pedro Hontangas
  6. Vicente Ponsoda
Revue:
Revista de psicología del trabajo y de las organizaciones = Journal of work and organizational psychology

ISSN: 1576-5962

Année de publication: 2019

Volumen: 35

Número: 2

Pages: 75-83

Type: Article

DOI: 10.5093/JWOP2019A11 DIALNET GOOGLE SCHOLAR lock_openAccès ouvert editor

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Funding: This research is funded by the Spanish government’s Ministerio de Economia y Competitividad, projects PSI 2015-65557-P and PSI 2017-85022-P. Correspondence: daniel.morillo@iic.uam.es (D. Morillo).

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