Download or read book Summated Rating Scale Construction written by Paul E. Spector and published by SAGE. This book was released on 1992 with total page 84 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The goal in surveying is to develop a rating on some attitude, value or opinion - a summated rating scale. To help researchers construct more effective scales, Spector shows how to determine the number of items necessary, the number of response categories, and how to validate a scale.