The effect of ordinal position upon responses to items in a check list

Abstract

Using a "latin square," 16 check lists were prepared for 16 radio program types, each type appearing once on each form, and once in each ordinal position. 16 groups of 40 students each filled in each form by checking their 5 favorite types of radio programs. Results indicated that, while significant differences occurred among the preferences for the 16 types, there were no significant differences due to the effect of position in the list. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2025 APA, all rights reserved)