plotting likert and other rating scales presented by naomi b. robbins njtug | hoboken | january 31,...
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Plotting Likert and Other Rating Scales
PRESENTED BY
Naomi B. Robbins
NJTUG | Hoboken | January 31, 2012 | Copyright © 2012 Naomi B. Robbins
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What are rating scales?
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Psychometric scales commonly used in questionnaires
• LikertStrongly disagree, disagree, no opinion, agree, strongly agree
• Semantic differential scales Other bipolar adjectives; e.g., not important to very important, evil to good.
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Questions we asked
• How are rating scales plotted now?
• Which type of graph do we like best?
• Can we plot it using Tableau Software?
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How are rating scales plotted now?
• Tables• Grouped bar chart• Divided bars• Multiple pie charts• Waffle charts
• Ribbon charts• Radar Plots• Showing average for each question• Diverging stacked bars
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Table: Oct. 2005 Amstat News
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Figure: Oct. 2005 Amstat News
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Grouped bar
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Mean for each category
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Divided bar
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Multiple pies
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Multiple pies by count
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Waffle chart
Academic
Business/ Industry
Government
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Source of waffle chart
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Ribbon from Excel
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Ribbon chart
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Radar
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Diverging stacked bar chart
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Features of diverging stacked bar charts
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1. Centered at 0, with reference line at 0
2. Reference line behind bars so that “no opinions” not split
3. Symmetric intensity of colors in each direction
4. Colors that are accessible to those with color vision deficiencies
5. Sort by right-hand side
6. Parallel one-dimensional bars for each question or group
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Adding other categories
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Contact info:
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Naomi B. Robbins
http://www.nbr-graphs.com
(973)694-6009
Twitter: @nbrgraphs
Author: Creating More Effective Graphs (Wiley 2005)
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