Giving a set of judges a large number of items that are thought to be indicators of a given variable and asking them to estimate how strong an indicator of the variable each item is,is a technique used in constructing a ____ scale.
A)Bogardus
B)Guttman
C)Thurstone
D)Semantic differential
E)Likert

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This technique is used in constructing a Thurstone scale, where items are ranked in order of how strongly they indicate a particular variable. The judges' ratings are then analyzed to identify clusters of items that represent different levels of the variable being measured.

Giving a Set of Judges a Large Number of Items