Which type of scale is referred to as a simple summated rating scale with items ranging from strongly agree to strongly disagree?
A) Thurstone
B) Likert
C) Guttman
D) Sellin-Wolfgang

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The Likert scale is a simple summated rating scale where respondents indicate their level of agreement or disagreement with a series of statements, typically ranging from strongly agree to strongly disagree. The Thurstone scale involves ranking a series of items in order of importance and the Guttman scale involves a series of questions that become progressively more difficult to agree with. The Sellin-Wolfgang scale is a type of scale used to measure self-report delinquency.

Which Type of Scale Is Referred to as a Simple