Here are three questions for a measure of anxiety:
Q1) I worry all the time
Q2) I feel very tense
Q3) I feel relaxed
The respondent is asked to rate each item on a 3-point scale, 1: Never, 2: Sometimes, 3: Always. Which of the following formulas would you use to transform Q3 before doing an item analysis?
Answer
a. 4 - Q3
b. Q3*(-1)
c. 3 - Q3
d. Q3/3