A major shortcoming of Likert scaling is that on the basis of the total scale score it is impossible to predict the exact endorsement of each individual item.

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Likert scaling aggregates responses across items to produce a total score, which reflects a general attitude or response tendency, but does not indicate specific item-level responses or the intensity of agreement/disagreement for each item.

A Major Shortcoming of Likert Scaling Is That on the Basis