three-point scale
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scale
noun
uk/skeɪl/us/skeɪl/
a set of numbers, amounts, etc., used to measure or compare the level ...
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(Definition ofscalefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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However, because perceptions of closeness are gauged by athree-pointscalethe independent variable effects perhaps ought to be estimated with an ordered probit model.
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This test used athree-pointscalefrom one (least) to three (most).
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Two problems have been identified: the small range offered by itsthree-pointscalemay increase the floor-ceiling effect and incompatibility can affect test-retest reliability.
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Before sorting class pictures, children were trained on thethree-pointscaleby having children sort familiar objects according to preference.
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There are 120 items, each scored on athree-pointscale.
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Each item was rated on athree-pointscaleaccording to severity of intent to die.
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In thethree-pointscaletabulations, the percentages are those giving the same response in the two years.
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All items were scored on athree-pointscale.
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Items are rated on athree-pointscale(0-2) with higher scores representing greater levels of depression.
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Parents responded to the items using athree-pointscale(0 = not true; 2 = very true).
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Each item was self-rated by the participants on athree-pointscale: ' 0 ' (no difficulty); '1 ' (some difficulty) and ' 2 ' (great difficulty).
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Athree-pointscaleof symptom severity relying mainly on hot flushes, sweating and insomnia was employed for treatment assessment.
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The first item is scored on athree-pointscalewhile the rest are scored on a four-point scale.
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The older people were asked how much choice they had over each activity and their responses were scored on athree-pointscale.
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For the sake of comparison, we have chosen to work with thethree-pointscale.
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Participants were asked how severely they were affected by these health problems on athree-pointscaleand the sum of these scores was used as a measure of impairment.
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The main reason for athree-pointscalewas to limit the number of possible hearing-specific health states to a maximum of 243 health states (three options, five factors: 35 = 243).
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The tester rates the definition in terms of quality using athree-pointscale(2 for a good definition, 1 for a poor definition and 0 for an incorrect response).
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The first author and two other adults rated the two non-target responses for each cloze sentence on athree-pointscale: 'makes sense ', 'not sure ', ' does not make sense'.
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