Professor Thames tried to use a Guttman scale on his data set that he had seen published in a major journal.Thames was upset because the items did not form a Guttman scale on his data.Confused,he asked for your help.You should tell him that:
A)the article that appeared in the journal was probably an error.
B)he should recheck his scaling techniques because he probably made an error.
C)items may form a Guttman scale in one sample but not in another.
D)it was probably not a very good scale.
E)none of these choices.

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It is possible for items to form a Guttman scale in one sample but not in another. Thus, Professor Thames should examine his data further and consider how the characteristics of his sample may differ from that of the sample presented in the published study.

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