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Likert scale

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Likert scale

Summary

Likert scale is a measurement scale[1]. It draws 2,704 Wikipedia views per month (measurement_scale category, ranking #4 of 26).[2]

Key Facts

  • Likert scale is credited with the discovery of Rensis Likert[3].
  • Likert scale's instance of is recorded as measurement scale[4].
  • Rensis Likert is named after Likert scale[5].
  • Likert scale's time of discovery or invention is recorded as 1932[6].

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Definition and Type

Likert scale's instance of is recorded as measurement scale[4].

Origins

Rensis Likert is named after Likert scale[5].

Why It Matters

Likert scale draws 2,704 Wikipedia views per month (measurement_scale category, ranking #4 of 26).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[7]

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [7] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 7d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Discoverer or inventor → Rensis Likert
    Instance of → measurement scale
    Aliases → —
    Named after → Rensis Likert
    + 2 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|3 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007541963005171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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