Keywords
Savvy Survey Series
PD069
PD069
How to Cite
Kumar Chaudhary, Anil, and Glenn D. Israel. 2016. “The Savvy Survey #6d: Constructing Indices for a Questionnaire: AEC399 PD069, 12 2015”. EDIS 2016 (1). Gainesville, FL:6. https://doi.org/10.32473/edis-pd069-2015.
Abstract
One of the Savvy Survey Series, this article will help Extension agents understand indexes and how to use them when evaluating an educational program. This 6-page fact sheet provides an overview of constructing indices for a questionnaire. Specifically, it will discuss why composite measures like index numbers are important, what the index number means, the difference between indexes and scales, steps for the construction of indexes, and recommendations for use by Extension educators. Written by Anil Kumar Chaudhary and Glenn D. Israel, and published by the Agricultural Education and Communication Department, December 2015.
AEC399/PD069: The Savvy Survey #6d: Constructing Indices for a Questionnaire (ufl.edu)
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Israel, G.D., D. Diehl, and S. Galindo-Gonzalez. Evaluation situations, stakeholders & strategies.WC090. Gainesville: University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, 2009. https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/pdffiles/WC/wc09000.pdf
Mertler, C. A., and R.A.Vannatta. 2002. Advanced and multivariate statistical methods. Los Angeles, CA: Pyrczak Publications.
Peterson, R. A. 1994. "A meta-analysis of Cronbach's coefficient alpha." Journal of Consumer Research, 21(2), 381-391. https://doi.org/10.1086/209405
Radhakrishna, R. B. 2007. "Tips for developing and testing questionnaires/instruments." Journal of Extension, 45(1), 1TOT2.
Santos, J. R. A. 1999. "Cronbach's alpha: A tool for assessing the reliability of scales." Journal of Extension, 37(2), 2T0T3. http://www.joe.org/joe/1999april/tt3.php?ref
Schafer, J. L., and J.W. Graham. 2002. "Missing data: Our view of the state of the state of the art." Psychological Methods, 7(2), 147-177. https://doi.org/10.1037/1082-989X.7.2.147