Pairwise comparisons as a scale development tool for composite measures

Composite scales are widely used for measuring aggregate social science concepts. These often consist of linear indices obtained as the weighted sum of a set of relevant indicators. However, selecting coefficients (or weights) that reflect the substantive importance of each indicator towards the con...

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Published in:	Journal of the Royal Statistical Society. Series A, Statistics in society Vol. 185; no. 2; pp. 519 - 542
Main Authors:	Floridi, Ginevra, Lauderdale, Benjamin E.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Oxford Oxford University Press 01.04.2022
Subjects:	Aging Asian cultural groups Coefficients composite index Concepts content validity Cultural groups Experts Indexes Indicators linear index Measures Reliability Reliability analysis robustness Social sciences Weighting weighting and aggregation weighting scheme
ISSN:	0964-1998, 1467-985X
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