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Higher response granularity generally improves rating scale reliability. The study found reliability increases with more options, with optimal performance seen in continuous visual analogue scales (VAS).

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  • Social science measurement
  • Psychometrics
  • Quantitative psychology

Background:

  • Designing reliable rating scales is crucial in social sciences, but prior research on optimal response granularity shows inconsistent findings.
  • Inconsistencies may stem from methodological limitations, including classical test theory and response discretization, potentially underestimating continuous scale reliability.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To reconceptualize discrete and continuous rating scales within a unified granularity continuum.
  • To examine reliability across various response granularities using the continuous rating scale model (CoRSM).

Main Methods:

  • Two studies were conducted: Monte Carlo simulations (N=200-1,000, 11-61 items, 3-point to continuous scales) and empirical validation with 3,434 students using 10 response formats (5-point to VAS).
  • The CoRSA analytical framework was utilized to analyze reliability across different response granularities.

Main Results:

  • Reliability generally increased with response granularity, though not strictly monotonically for all intermediate formats.
  • Segmented regression identified a breakpoint for diminishing returns around 7-8 discrete options.
  • Highest reliability estimates were achieved with 101-point and visual analogue scales (VAS).

Conclusions:

  • Response granularity is a key factor influencing rating scale reliability.
  • Continuous scales, particularly VAS, offer the highest reliability, clarifying inconsistencies in previous research.