This page illustrates how the DMIDI works. The information for each measure is divided into four sections: Introduction, Description, History of Use, and References.

Sample Measure (SM)

Inch, C., & Foot, M. (2008). Sample measure: A measure of measurement style. Measurement, 3(5), 19-28. doi: ########
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 Table of Contents

Description

History of Use

References
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Description:

This section describes the measure by providing the following information:
1) Purpose: what the measure is designed to do
2) Questions: number and type of questions
3) Sub-scales: brief description of sub-scales
4) Domain: domain in which the scale is commonly used
5) Psychometrics: reported psychometric properties
6) Sample items: sample questions from each sub-scale
Purpose
The Sample Measure was designed to assess measurement style.
Questions
50 items using 5-point ratings (1 = not at all to 5 = very much so)
Sub-scales
2 sub-scales:
  • Alpha: measures alpha style, 25 items
  • Beta: measures beta style, 25 items
Domain
  • career / vocational research
  • applied research
Psychometrics
Ratings of reliability and validity
Sample items
  • I am precise in my measurements. (alpha)
  • I like numbers. (beta - reverse scored)


History of Use:

This section details how the measure has been used in decision research. For each use, we summarize how the measure was used and the reported results. While we conducted a broad search for uses, the list of uses may not be exhaustive.
Scale development and validation
Inch & Foot (2008)
Used to compare measurement style with sense of humor.
  • Alpha style positively correlated with humor.
  • Beta style not correlated with humor.
Griffin & Griffin (2009)


References:

This section lists the references for the measure and its uses. Again, while we conducted a broad search for uses, the list of uses may not be exhaustive.
Scale:
Inch, C., & Foot, M. (2008). Sample measure: A measure of measurement style. Measurement, 3(5), 19-28.
Uses:
Griffin, S., & Griffin, B. (2008). A first look at sample measure. Measurement, 3(5), 28-35.

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