A life satisfaction scale has both positively-worded items (e.g. ,"I feel as though life is good to me")and negatively-worded items (e.g. ,"I have nothing to look forward to.").All items use a scale of 1 ("disagree strongly")to 5 ("agree strongly").In order to analyze this data,it must undergo a(n)____.
A)item inversion
B)item reversal
C)scale reversal
D)scale inversion

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The best choice is item reversal. This is because the negatively-worded items need to be reverse-coded in order to ensure that all positively-worded items have the same directionality as the negatively-worded items. This allows for accurate analysis and comparison of responses across all items on the scale.

A Life Satisfaction Scale Has Both Positively-Worded Items (E