It is often used to measure respondents' attitudes by asking the extent to which they agree or disagree with a particular question or statement. A typical scale might be “Strongly disagree, Disagree, Neutral, Agree, Strongly agree.” Likert scales may meet your needs when you have attitude, belief, or behavior items.

Where is Likert scale used?

Likert scales are widely used in social and educational research. When using Likert scales, the researcher must consider issues such as categories of response (values in the scale), size of the scale, direction of the scale, the ordinal nature of Likert-derived data, and appropriate statistical analysis of such data.

Why do we use Likert scale in research?

A Likert scale is a rating scale used to assess opinions, attitudes, or behaviors. Likert scales are popular in survey research because they allow you to easily operationalize personality traits or perceptions.