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summated rating scale  

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  • Definition One of the most frequently used methods for assessment of people's characteristics, especially attitudes, in the social sciences. Hundreds of summated rating scales have been developed for the measurement of attitudes, beliefs, emotions, feelings, perceptions and personality. [Source: The SAGE Dictionary of Social Research Methods; Summated Rating Scale]

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