Sentence examples for variety scale from inspiring English sources

Taking all these reasons into account, our aim was to develop a variety scale intended to measure the adolescents' involvement in deviance the Deviant Behavior Variety Scale (DVBS)–and to study its psychometric properties with a sample of Portuguese adolescents.

This study presents the development and analysis of the psychometric properties of the Deviant Behavior Variety Scale (DBVS).

To date, we haven't found studies reporting the development of a Portuguese deviance variety scale, nor have we found studies reporting the psychometric properties or specifically addressing the validation of a deviance scale with Portuguese adolescents.

The results obtained in this study support the factorial, convergent and criterion validity of the Deviant Behavior Variety Scale, suggesting that this simple and short scale is a reliable measure to evaluate adolescents' involvement in deviant activities.

The first one was a single-factor model, frequently used in deviance and delinquency research, namely when a variety scale is used (e.g. Brown and Jennings 2014; Hirtenlehner et al. 2014; Sanches et al. 2012; Smith and McVie 2003; Sutton and Winnard 2007; Trinkner et al. 2012; Weerman 2011; Yu et al. 2013).

Although the factorial structure of most deviance scales is organized around different categories of infractions (e.g. thefts, drugs use, aggressive behavior, vandalism, etc)., this is not appropriate for a variety scale, where each item is assumed to represent a different type of infraction.

Variety scales in turn, measure the range or number of different deviant acts that have been committed in a certain period of time, so in these scales each item is assumed to represent a different type of infraction.

Variety scales also have some practical advantages over frequency scales: they have a simpler answering format, which decreases both the probability of respondent guessing, as well as the time necessary to answer the questions (Bendixen et al. 2003).

The first model was a one-factor structure, commonly used in delinquency research, especially when using variety scales (e.g. Bendixen and Olweus 1999; Trinkner et al. 2012; Weerman 2011).

There is a real sense of craftsmanship to Kennedy's cakes, particularly the beautiful selection boxes filled with five varieties scaled down to miniature, bite-sized morsels.

Errington said it was the variety and scale of the collection that was remarkable.