单词 | scalogram |
释义 | scalogramn. Psychology. A diagram showing the numerical values assigned to responses and persons in an attitude test, designed esp. to analyse whether the questions relate to the same factor and the results are scalable. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > psychology > developmental psychology > acquisition of knowledge > test of mental ability > test rating > [noun] > diagram of values scalogram1944 1944 L. Guttman in Amer. Sociol. Rev. IX. 139/2 The results of the analysis are presented and easily assimilated in the form of a ‘scalogram’, which at a glance gives the configuration of the qualitative data. 1970 E. J. Wilkins Introd. Sociol. v. 81 The items in this type of scalogram are accorded points, both positive and negative, and they are also of a cumulative nature. 1973 Times Lit. Suppl. 2 Nov. 1332/2 The second [kind of historical explanation] sublimates personality, thrives upon roll-call votes and produces a scalogram to measure regularity or deviance as its finest achievement. Compounds C1. Also attributive and in other combinations. ΚΠ 1950 S. A. Stouffer Measurement & Prediction i. 9 The scalogram hypothesis is that the items have an order such that, ideally, persons who answer a given question favorably all have a higher rank on the scale than persons who answer the same question unfavorably. C2. scalogram analysis n. the analysis of results revealed by a scalogram. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > psychology > developmental psychology > acquisition of knowledge > test of mental ability > test rating > [noun] > diagram of values > results of scalogram analysis1950 1950 S. A. Stouffer Measurement & Prediction i. 9 The approach which was developed in the Research Branch under..Louis Guttman has been named scalogram analysis. 1978 T. H. Poister Public Program Anal. x. 362 The development of the coefficient of reproducibility (also referred to as scalogram analysis) is useful for assessing the..internal consistency of a Guttman scale. scalogram board n. a board with movable slats on which the results are recorded. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > psychology > developmental psychology > acquisition of knowledge > test of mental ability > test rating > [noun] > diagram of values > results of > board displaying scalogram board1944 1944 L. Guttman in Amer. Sociol. Rev. IX. 144/1 The scalogram boards used in practical procedures are simply devices for shifting rows and columns to find a scale pattern if it exists. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1982; most recently modified version published online September 2018). < |
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