Preliminary results (June 2000) |
Best-suitable VSPL's
(Verbal Scale
Point Labels), based on overall means (task "NW" only),
from studies A-C/J/N/P
and B-C/N for the construction of 5-point scales.
Scores
below
refer to a 0..10 scaling task.
FREQUENCY
<1> never (0.1)
<2> seldom (1.7) rarely
(1.3)
<3> sometimes (3.6) occasionally
(3.2)
gap
<3> to <4>!
<4> often (6.6) frequently
(7.4)
<5> always (10.0) very
often (8.3)
gap <4> to <5>!
INTENSITY
<1> not at all (0.0) not (0.4)
<2> slightly (2.5) a
little (2.5)
<3> fairly (5.3) moderately
(5.0)
average
(4.8)
<4> considerably (7.6)
quite a bit (6.5) mainly
(6.8) not good:
rather(5.8)
<5> extremely (9.6) very
much (8.7) very (7.9)
PROBABILITY
<1> certainly not
(0.2)
<2> probably not (1.9)
unlikely (1.7)
<3> possibly (5.0) about
50:50 (4.8)
<4> probably (6.8) quite
likely (7.4) likely
(6.9)
<5> certainly (9.6) for
sure (9.8)
QUALITY
<1> bad (1.0) poor
(1.5)
<2> inadequate (1.9) unsatisfactory
(1.8)
no good word available
<3> fair (5.2) medium
(5.0)
average
(4.9)
<4> good (7.2)
<5> excellent (9.7) very
good (8.5)
AGREEMENT
<1> fully disagree (0.2) strongly disagree
(0.4)
<2> mainly disagree (2.4)
somewhat disagree (3.2) not
good: disagree (1.6)
<3> neutral (4.9) undecided
(4.8)
<4> mainly agree (7.4) somewhat
agree (6.4) not
good: agree (8.1)
<5> fully agree (9.7) strongly
agree (9.6)
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