Scaling Problems in a Study of Conceptions of Air Force Leader Roles.
Social scientists have often been warned about the dangers involved in extending scale results over time and to other populations. In this article, authors discuss the problems of extending inferences beyond the content of the items tested. They conclude that, at least until more is known about samp...
| Publicado en: | Public Opinion Quarterly Vol. 18; no. 3; pp. 279 - 287 |
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