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A critique of Guttman scaling: With special attention to its application to the study of collegial bodies

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Stookey, J.A., Baer, M.A. A critique of Guttman scaling: With special attention to its application to the study of collegial bodies. Qual Quant 10, 251–260 (1976). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00141862

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