Notes on the scale reads it as "a five point likert scale ranging from disagree (1) to completely agree (5) and higher the score indicating the more unfavourable orientation". Can I take the median score as cut of score to decide on favourable or unfavourable orientation? Guide me please..
Dear Basavaraj
The cut off depend on many things. It also depends on type of scale and what it measures.
But if you are using likert scale then, for likert scale 1 to 2.33 (low), 2.34 to 3.67 (moderate), 3.67 to 5 (high). to do this you should change scoring of your scale from 1 to 5 for each item. then compute the mean of your scale (not sum) and use above method to cut off.
Dear Mr.Subhash Chandra Basu..
Thanks for the response. I have added few more details (question edited!)on the scale so that I can be little more clear to you with my question. If it is a five point likert type of scale with score ranging from 1 to 5 for each item,can I take the median score of the total participants to decide as a whole they had favourable/ unfavourable orientation?(As scale assess the orientation of participants )
Dear Basavaraj,
As I know there is no cut off score for Likert scale. However, you have take into account the respondents profile before determine the Likert scale.
The suggested article may help you
Exactly, you need to take the median as your cutoff. or you can add 5+4+3+2+!= 15 divide by 5 = 3.00 is your cutoff point
I think the cut off score for a scale is known to be the hypothetical mean which can be calculated by adding the maximum scores that the respondent can get on a scale to the minimum scores divided by 2. For example if the maximum scores are 35 and the minimum is 7, then the sum of these two scores is 42 divided by 2. The cut-off score or hypothetical mean would be 21.
Dear Mr. Subhash Chandra Basu,
Your answer sounds great and it makes a lot of sense. Is there any empirical research that would back it up? I am currently working on this issue and have yet to find anything published. Thanks.
Dear Mr.Samir Dukmak..
Is there any source/reference which I can quote if I use the 'hypothetical mean' as cut off score. Kindly let me know..
Dr Armugam sent an interesting article for us to ponder. I aint sure anymore about likert for cutoff.
Dear Professor Samir can you write to me as to how we would go about 'hypothetical mean'? Sounds good though. Are you suggesting that the hypothetical mean can be a generally assumed or pre-defined value by the researcher?
Dr Venkat Pulla Australian Catholic University
Basu can i have the reference for this cut off point for Likert scale 1 to 2.33 (low), 2.34 to 3.67 (moderate), 3.67 to 5 (high).
Can some one suggest me the way to decide the cut off score for a scale?
You may adopt the adjusted Angoff cut off method of selecting cut offs
First of all thank you for your all responses to this question but where is the reference ? I need reference for this thank you.
You may adopt the original Bloom’s cut-off points, 80.0%–100.0%, 60.0%–79.0%, and ≤59.0%,.
I think scores likert scale questionnaire can be divided into below average.. Average... High on any variable being measured in that scale
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