Data came from 17 polytomous items administered to 828 respondents (Cavalini, 1992) asking them how they coped actively with the bad smell from a factory in the neighborhood of their homes.
data(cavalini)A 828 by 17 matrix containing integers. attributes(cavalini) gives details on the items.
Items have four ordered answer categories, never (score 0), seldom (1), often (2), and always (3). The 17 items constitute 4 scales (for detailed information, see Sijtsma & Molenaar, 2002, pp. 82-86).
| Item1 | Keep windows closed |
| Item2 | No laundry outside |
| Item3 | Search source of malodor |
| Item4 | No blankets outside |
| Item5 | Try to find solutions |
| Item6 | Go elsewhere for fresh air |
| Item7 | Call environmental agency |
| Item8 | Think of something else |
| Item9 | File complaint with producer |
| Item10 | Acquiesce in odor annoyance |
| Item11 | Do something to get rid of it |
| Item12 | Say ``it might have been worse'' |
| Item13 | Experience unrest |
| Item14 | Talk to friends and family |
| Item15 | Seek diversion |
| Item16 | Avoid breathing through the nose |
| Item17 | Try to adapt to situation |
Cavalini, P. M. (1992). It's an ill wind that brings no good. Studies on odour annoyance and the dispersion of odorant concentrations from industries. Unpublished doctoral disseratation. University of Groningen, The Netherlands.
Sijtsma, K., & Molenaar, I. W. (2002) Introduction to nonparametric item response theory. Sage.
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