{"id":61927,"date":"2018-08-21T03:55:27","date_gmt":"2018-08-21T10:55:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.questionpro.com\/blog\/?p=61927"},"modified":"2023-11-28T05:35:40","modified_gmt":"2023-11-28T05:35:40","slug":"stapel-scale","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.questionpro.com\/blog\/stapel-scale\/","title":{"rendered":"Stapel Scale Survey Questions: Definition, Characteristics and Examples"},"content":{"rendered":"

What is a Stapel Scale?\u00a0<\/b><\/h2>\n

Stapel scale is defined as a <\/span>rating scale<\/span><\/a> that is <\/span>close-ended<\/span><\/a> with a single adjective (unipolar), developed to gather respondent insights about a particular subject or event. The survey question<\/a> is comprised of an even number of response options without a neutral point. <\/span><\/p>\n

For example, these options can range from any scales like +2 to -2 or +5 to -5 or even +10 to -10 and they are purely dependent on the nature of the study and the required outcome, all without a neutral point. The stapel scale can be indicated as standalone questions or even as a <\/span>matrix question type<\/span><\/a> where each line item is one unique adjective.<\/span><\/p>\n

LEARN ABOUT:<\/em><\/strong> Graphic Rating Scale<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

This scale was named after its developer, Jan Stapel. Since this is a non-comparative and categorical scale, it makes it very similar to a <\/span>semantic differential scale<\/span><\/a> with the sole difference being the presence of only adjective in between a positive and negative category rather than having two opposing adjectives. Respondents must indicate the relevance of each characteristic to an object in the question.<\/span><\/p>\n

LEARN ABOUT:<\/strong> System Usability Scale<\/a><\/p>\n

An example of the use of staple scale question in a survey is understanding the competency level of a respondent\u2019s supervisor on the basis of some basic skills. This question helps the surveyor understand if the top management of the company is fit to be in the role or not or if they could get to a certain level with training.<\/span><\/p>\n

LEARN ABOUT:<\/strong> Event Surveys<\/a><\/p>\n

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Learn more: <\/span>Nominal, Ordinal, Interval and Ratio Scale<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Characteristics of Stapel Scale<\/b><\/h2>\n

The scale can be depicted either as vertical or a horizontal scale with one single adjective in the middle of the range of values and the respondent has to choose a numerical value that best defines the validity of the adjective. <\/span><\/p>\n