Thurstone scale

He is also known for the development of the Thurstone scale.

In psychology, the Thurstone scale was the first formal technique for measuring an attitude.

Thurstone scale - This is a scaling technique that incorporates the intensity structure among indicators.

This contrasts with topics studied using a Likert scale or a Thurstone scale.

Typically attitude tests use either a Thurstone scale, or Likert Scale to measure specific items.

Accordingly, as shown by Andrich (1978), the Rasch model should, in principle, yield essentially the same results as those obtained from a Thurstone scale.

The Rasch model for dichotomous data has a close conceptual relationship to the law of comparative judgment (LCJ), a model formulated and used extensively by L. L. Thurstone (cf Andrich, 1978b), and therefore also to the Thurstone scale.