Multiitem
adj ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 Of or pertaining to more than one item. not-comparable
"Skogan's independent variable is called "disorder," and he constructs it by averaging two multi-item scales, "social disorder" and "physical disorder". These are both constructed by averaging the values of a number of variables, each of which corresponds to the respondents' answers to a question assessing the extent to which a certain type of disorder is perceived by them as a problem in their neighborhood."
Example
More examples"Skogan's independent variable is called "disorder," and he constructs it by averaging two multi-item scales, "social disorder" and "physical disorder". These are both constructed by averaging the values of a number of variables, each of which corresponds to the respondents' answers to a question assessing the extent to which a certain type of disorder is perceived by them as a problem in their neighborhood."
Etymology
From multi- + item.
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