Sample Sets of Response Alternatives
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Sets Selected So Phrases Are at Least One Standard Deviation Apart and Have Parallel Wording (18 Sets)[1]
| Set # | Response Alternatives |
|---|---|
| 1 | Completely acceptable
Reasonably acceptable Barely acceptable Borderline Barely unacceptable Reasonably unacceptable Completely unacceptable |
| 2 | Wholly acceptable
Largely acceptable Borderline Largely unacceptable Wholly unacceptable |
| 3 | Largely acceptable
Barely acceptable Borderline Barely unacceptable Largely unacceptable |
| 4 | Reasonably acceptable
Slightly acceptable Borderline Slightly unacceptable Reasonably unacceptable |
| 5 | Totally adequate
Very adequate Barely adequate Borderline Barely inadequate Very inadequate Totally inadequate |
| 6 | Completely adequate
Considerably adequate Borderline Considerably inadequate Completely inadequate |
| 7 | Very adequate
Slightly adequate Borderline Slightly inadequate Very inadequate |
| 8 | Highly adequate
Mildly adequate Borderline Mildly inadequate Highly inadequate |
| 9 | Decidedly agree
Substantially agree Slightly agree Slightly disagree Substantially disagree Decidedly disagree |
| 10 | Moderately agree
Perhaps agree Neutral Perhaps disagree Moderately disagree |
| 11 | Undoubtedly best
Conspicuously better Moderately better Alike Moderately worse Conspicuously worse Undoubtedly worst |
| 12 | Moderately better
Barely better The same Barely worse Moderately worse |
| 13 | Extremely good
Remarkably good Good So-so Poor Remarkably poor Extremely poor |
| 14 | Exceptionally good
Reasonably good So-so Reasonably poor Exceptionally poor |
| 15 | Very important
Important Not important Very unimportant |
| 16 | Like extremely
Like moderately Neutral Dislike moderately Dislike extremely |
| 17 | Strongly like
Like Neutral Don't like Strongly dislike |
| 18 | Very much more
A good deal more A little more A little less A good deal less Very much less |
Sets Selected So That Intervals Between Phrases Are as Nearly Equal as Possible (15 Sets)[1]
| Set # | Response Alternatives |
|---|---|
| 1 | Completely acceptable
Reasonably acceptable Borderline Moderately unacceptable Extremely unacceptable |
| 2 | Totally adequate
Pretty adequate Borderline Pretty inadequate Extremely inadequate |
| 3 | Highly adequate
Rather adequate Borderline Somewhat inadequate Decidedly inadequate |
| 4 | Quite agree
Moderately agree Perhaps agree Perhaps disagree Moderately disagree Substantially disagree |
| 5 | Undoubtedly best
Moderately better Borderline Noticeably worse Undoubtedly worst |
| 6 | Fantastic
Delightful Nice Mediocre Unpleasant Horrible |
| 7 | Perfect in every respect
Very good Good Could use minor changes Not very good Better than nothing Extremely poor |
| 8 | Excellent
Good Only fair Poor Terrible |
| 9 | Extremely good
Quite good So-so Slightly poor Extremely poor |
| 10 | Remarkably good
Moderately good So-so Not very good Unusually poor |
| 11 | Without hesitation
With little hesitation With some hesitation With great hesitation |
| 12 | Strongly like
Like quite a bit Like Neutral Mildly dislike Dislike very much Dislike extremely |
| 13 | Like quite a bit
Like Like slightly Borderline Dislike Dislike moderately Don't like |
| 14 | Like quite a bit
Like fairly well Borderline Dislike moderately Dislike very much |
| 15 | Very much more
A little more Slightly less Very much less |
Sets Selected From Lists Giving Scale Values Only So That Intervals Between Phrases Are as Nearly Equal as Possible (10 Sets)[1]
| Set # | Response Alternatives |
|---|---|
| 1 | Very, very agreeable
Usually agreeable Quite agreeable Agreeable |
| 2 | Rather average
Quite average Unusually average Decidedly average |
| 3 | Very, very desirable
Completely desirable Very desirable Desirable |
| 4 | Extremely good
Somewhat good Slightly good Extremely bad |
| 5 | Slightly inferior
Rather inferior Unusually inferior Extremely inferior |
| 6 | Extremely nice
Decidedly nice Nice Slightly nice |
| 7 | Ordinary
Slightly ordinary Unusually ordinary |
| 8 | Extremely pleasant
Decidedly pleasant Somewhat pleasant |
| 9 | Poor
Very poor Very, very poor |
| 10 | Very, very agreeable
Extremely agreeable Very agreeable Quite agreeable Agreeable |
Sets Selected Using Order of Merit Lists of Descriptor Terms (4 Sets)[1]
| Set # | Response Alternatives |
|---|---|
| 1 | Very good
Good Borderline Poor Very poor |
| 2 | Very satisfactory
Satisfactory Borderline Unsatisfactory Very unsatisfactory |
| 3 | Very superior
Superior Borderline Poor Very poor |
| 4 | Extremely useful
Of considerable use Of use Not very useful Of no use |
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Ross, Keneth C. (1996). Air University Sampling and Surveying Handbook: Guidelines for planning, conducting, and organizing surveys.Retrieved September 9, 2006, from http://www.au.af.mil/au/awc/awcgate/edref/smpl-srv.pdf.
