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Modern Multidimensional Scaling

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Data sets for Chapter 5

  1. Intelligence Tests
  2. Leisure Activities
  3. Life Satisfaction
  4. Self-esteem & Need for Order
  5. Wechsler Test Tasks Israel
  6. Wechsler Test Tasks U.S.
  7. Work Values Facet Codings
  8. Work Values

1. Intelligence Tests

Description file, Raw data, Excel file, SPSS data file.

Title: Intelligence Tests

Source: Guttman (1965)

Description: Intercorrelations of eight intelligence tests. The intelligence tests
are coded on the facets language = {N = numerical, G = geometrical} and requirement
= {A = application, I = inference} as follows.

Test Language Requirement
1 N A
2 N A
3 N I
4 G I
5 G I
6 G A
7 G A
8 G A

2. Leisure Activities

Description file, Raw data, Excel file, SPSS data file.

Title: Leisure Activities

Source: Shinew, Floyd, McGuire, & Noe (1995)

Description: Rank-order correlations of favorite leisure activities
for groups defined by gender, race, and self-defined social class.

The groups are as follows.

1 Lower-class black women
2 Middle-class black women
3 Lower-class black men
4 Middle-class black men
5 Lower-class white women
6 Middle-class white women
7 Lower-class white men
8 Middle-class white men

3. Life Satisfaction

Description file, Raw data, Excel file, SPSS data file.

Title: Life Satisfaction

Source: Levy (1976)

Description: Intercorrelations of items asking about satisfaction
with respect to different aspects of ones life, based on a representative
survey in the USA.

The items can be classified by the mapping sentence:

The extent of satisfaction of respondent x with the A his/her activities in
area of life B. A and B are defined as:

Values of A

1 state of
2 resources for

Values of B

1 education
2 economy
3 residence
4 spare time
5 family
6 health
7 work
8 general

The items and their respective values of A and B are as follows.

Item A B

1 City as place to live 2 3
2 Neighborhood 2 3
3 Housing 2 3
4 Life in the U.S. 2 3
5 Amount of educat. 2 1
6 Useful education 2 1
7 Job 1 7
8 Spare time 1 4
9 Health 2 9
10 Standard of living 1 2
11 Savings, investmt. 2 2
12 Friendships 2 4
13 Marriage 2 5
14 Family life 1 5
15 Life in general 1 8

4. Self-esteem & Need for Order

Description file, Raw data, Excel file, SPSS data file.

Title: Self-esteem & Need for Order

Source: Bagozzi (1993)

Description: This multitrait-multimethod matrix shows the correlations
among nine items. The traits and methods are as follows.

Traits:

T1 global self-esteem
T2 social self-esteem
T3 need for order

Methods:

M1 true-false
M2 multipoint
M3 simple self-rating scales

5. Wechsler Test Tasks Israel

Description file, Raw data, Excel file, SPSS data file.

Title: Wechsler Test Tasks Israel

Source: Guttman and Levy (1991)

Description: Correlations for 12 intelligence tasks from the Wechsler
test. The correlations are based on 1097 Israeli children.
The tasks can be described by the following mapping sentence: The
correctness of the response of testee x to a task that requires {I = inference,
A = application, L = learning} of an objective rule through {o = oral, m =
manual manipulation, p = paper and pencil} expression.
The items and facets are as follows.

No. Item Rule Expression

1 Information A o
2 Similarities I o
3 Arithmetic A o
4 Vocabulary A o
5 Comprehension I o
6 Digit span L o
7 Picture completion A o
8 Picture arrangement A m
9 Block design A m
10 Object assembly A m
11 Coding L p
12 Mazes L p

6. Wechsler Test Tasks U.S.

Description file, Raw data, Excel file, SPSS data file.

Title: Wechsler Test Tasks U.S.

Source: Guttman and Levy (1991)

Description: Correlations for 12 intelligence tasks from the Wechsler
test.The correlations are based on 2200 U.S. children.
The tasks can be described by the following mapping sentence: The
correctness of the response of testee x to a task that requires {I = inference,
A = application, L = learning} of an objective rule through {o = oral, m =
manual manipulation, p = paper and pencil} expression.
The items and facets are as follows.

No. Item Rule Expression

1 Information A o
2 Similarities I o
3 Arithmetic A o
4 Vocabulary A o
5 Comprehension I o
6 Digit span L o
7 Picture completion A o
8 Picture arrangement A m
9 Block design A m
10 Object assembly A m
11 Coding L p
12 Mazes L p

7. Work Values Facet Codings

Description file, Raw data, Excel file, SPSS data file.

Title: Work Values Facet Codings

Source: Borg and Groenen (2005)

Description: Work value items with various facet codings.

The items are:

1 interesting work
2 independence in work
3 work that requires much responsibility
4 job that is meaningful and sensible
5 good chances for advancement
6 job that is recognized and respected
7 job where one can help others
8 job useful for society
9 job with much contact to other people
10 (no item of this type asked in study)
11 secure position
12 high income
13 hjob that leaves much spare time
14 safe and healthy working conditions


The items are coded as follows:

Herzberg

1 hygiene
2 motivators

Maslow

1 physiological
2 security
3 belongingness
4 recognition
5 self-actualization

Alderfer

1 existence
2 relations
3 growthg

Elizur

1 instrumental-material
2 cognitive
3 affective-social

Rosenberg

1 extrinsic
2 intrinsic
3 social

Levy-Guttman

1 independent of individual performance
2 depends on group performance
3 not performance dependent

Borg-Elizur

1 depends much on individual performance
2 depends more on individual performance than on system
3 depends both on individual performance and on system
4 depends on system only

8. Work Values

Description file, Raw data, Excel file, SPSS data file.

Title: Work Values

Source: Borg and Groenen (2005)

Description: Correlations between 13 work values. The values are:

1 Interesting
2 Independence
3 Responsibility
4 Meaningful work
5 Advancement
6 Recognition
7 Help others
8 Contribute society
9 Contact people
10 Security
11 Income
12 Spare time
13 Working cond