The Fuzziness of Verbal Response Scales:The STAI-T Questionnaire
Authors
Franziska Bocklisch, Steffen F. Bocklisch, Josef F. Krems
Corresponding Author
Franziska Bocklisch
Available Online August 2011.
- DOI
- 10.2991/eusflat.2011.36How to use a DOI?
- Keywords
- verbal response scale, parametric fuzzy membership function, translation procedure, STAI-T questionnaire
- Abstract
In this paper we used a two-step procedure for the numerical translation of verbal frequency expressions of the response scale of a questionnaire (STAI-T). In an empirical study, 70 participants estimated numerical equivalents for verbal frequency expressions, data was modeled, and fuzzy membership functions were calculated. Results show that the scale's visual arrangement does not influence the interpretation of the words' meanings. We argue that traditional statistics are inappropriate for the analysis of verbal response data and demonstrate the alternative of fuzzy analysis, providing an example.
- Copyright
- © 2011, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.
- Open Access
- This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).
Cite this article
TY - CONF AU - Franziska Bocklisch AU - Steffen F. Bocklisch AU - Josef F. Krems PY - 2011/08 DA - 2011/08 TI - The Fuzziness of Verbal Response Scales:The STAI-T Questionnaire BT - Proceedings of the 7th conference of the European Society for Fuzzy Logic and Technology (EUSFLAT-11) PB - Atlantis Press SP - 592 EP - 597 SN - 1951-6851 UR - https://doi.org/10.2991/eusflat.2011.36 DO - 10.2991/eusflat.2011.36 ID - Bocklisch2011/08 ER -