Application of , Bayesian Methodology to Measure Equivalence Between Two Rating Scales.
- Resource Type
- Article
- Authors
- Pawlowicz, Franchesca E.; Gajewski, Byron J.; Coffland, Valorie; Boyle, Diane K.; Bott, Marjorie J.; Dunton, Nancy
- Source
- Nursing Research. May/Jun2012, Vol. 61 Issue 3, p181-187. 7p. 5 Charts, 1 Graph.
- Subject
- *DATA analysis
*CLUSTER analysis (Statistics)
*JOB satisfaction
*RESEARCH methodology
*CASE studies
*NURSING schools
*NURSING school faculty
*QUESTIONNAIRES
*RESEARCH funding
*STATISTICAL sampling
*SCALE analysis (Psychology)
*SCALES (Weighing instruments)
*WORLD Wide Web
*EMAIL
*SAMPLE size (Statistics)
*RESEARCH methodology evaluation
*COLLEGE teacher attitudes
*DESCRIPTIVE statistics
- Language
- ISSN
- 0029-6562
The article discusses a study showing the use of Bayesian methodology in determination of equivalence between two rating scales. The study was conducted on eighty-seven nursing faculty members from various schools of nursing. The findings of the study revealed that rating scales are equivalent using an informative prior in all the items, having a posterior probability greater than 95 percent whereas the use of a weak or flat prior led to a minimal decrease in posterior probability results.