Sentence examples for in relation to the item from inspiring English sources
In relation to the social isolation scale overall 32.8% (high: 11.9%; medium: 20.9%) of the 15-year old girls experience alienation in relation to the item 'Not belonging' while the corresponding prevalence is only 8.6% (high: 3.0%; medium: 5.6%) in relation to the item 'No support when unhappy'.
Values below the mean indicate that the item is easiest in relation to the item pool, and the item is more difficult if the logit of the item is positive (Bond and Fox 2007).
Anchors varied in relation to the item.
The distribution of the sample in relation to the item thresholds are presented in Figure 1.
The occurrence of these items is assessed and at some items also the wellbeing of the child in relation to the item is scored.
For example, in relation to the item "How do you feel today?" respondents asked the interviewer: "Do you mean in general or in connection to my high blood pressure?" An additional three items (item 1 on general well-being, item 6 on heart palpitations and item 14 on swollen ankles) showed a problem relating to understanding or interpretation.
(It is possible to be on sick leave for part time in Sweden [ 2].) In contrast, few physicians reported a large or fairly large need in relation to the items "writing sickness certificates" (20%) and "deciding when it is necessary to contact the SIO" (29%).
The scalability of a single item in relation to the other items in the scale or an item set is expressed by the value H i. According to Watson et al. [ 36], the following interpretation of H scores is applied: 0.30 – 0.39 = weak scale, 0.40 – 0.50 = medium scale, and > 0.50 strong scale.
Subsequent item reduction of the 25-item prototype scale was based on statistical analyses and cognitive interviewing [ 36, 37] Cognitive interviewing with patients indicated wide variability in interpretation (and use) in relation to the telephone item that led to modification of that item (Table 2).
