Ratio-Level Multidimensional Scaling - A Method for Measuring Juvenile Offenders' World Views

• NCJ Number: 89414
• Journal: Journal of Research in Crime and Delinquency Volume: 20 Issue: 1 Dated: (January 1983) Pages: 86-109
• Author(s): J Gillham
• Date Published: 1983
• Length: 24 pages
• Sponsoring Agency: State University College of New York at Buffalo
• Publication Format: Article
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

Ratio-level multidimensional scaling (RMDS) is intended for precise measurement of the change -- or, at least, differences -- in the concepts constituting aggregates' world views.

Abstract

Such measurement consists of three consecutive phases: selecting key concepts in these world views, devising and administering the questionnaire, and reducing and analyzing the data. This paper illustrates the use of RMDS for comparing world views, as well as for planning and evaluating treatments. (Author abstract)