Ipsatize

verb

verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To make ipsative. transitive

    "Occupational preference items are often corrected for “elevation response set”—the general tendency for respondents to prefer many or few occupations—by computing ipsatized items (e.g., subtracting from each item the individual’s mean rating on all items) (Lippa, 1998; Prediger, 1982; Tracey & Rounds, 1993)."

Example

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"Occupational preference items are often corrected for “elevation response set”—the general tendency for respondents to prefer many or few occupations—by computing ipsatized items (e.g., subtracting from each item the individual’s mean rating on all items) (Lippa, 1998; Prediger, 1982; Tracey & Rounds, 1993)."

Etymology

From ipsative + -ize.

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