Survey - Adult Reader's Responses of the Harry Potter books

[⸘Ŭalabio‽]

No: HPFGUIDX 193107

>Saskia:
> And thank you for your advice! 


Walabio:  You are welcome! 


> Saskia:
> However, I hope that people understand correctly that 1 indeed means "I did not like the books at all. 


Walabio:  Many people assume that form-makers understand the concept of the number 0 and use 1 to mean "like a little. Those hating something logically try to rate it 0, but cannot, so rate it 1. Logically the scale should be from 0 to n or from -m to +m. if it is not, than the scale makes as much sense as -42 to +561 (those are arbitrary numbers). 


> Saskia:
> So, 2 or 3 would then mean that the person liked the book(s) a little. 




Walabio:  One cannot make be certain how the recipients will interpret the scale. One needs to have a logical scale with clear instructions: * Have all scales be from 0 to n or from -m to +m. * Make all allowable responses the same length (same number of digits). * If the scale is from -m to +m, skip over 0 for forcing the recipients to come down 1-way-or-another on an issue. Practically speaking, one should use 1 of these 2 scales: * 0 to 9 if the scale is logically 0 to n. * -9 to +9 skipping over 0, thus forcing the recipients to come down 1-way-or-another, if the scale is -m to +m. 


> Saskia:
> But I highly appreciate your comment! For my next survey I will keep this in mind! 


Walabio:  No problem!