Likert scale generator

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How to use the labels in a form

Write the statement as the question, for example “The training was relevant to my work”, and use the labels above as the answer choices. Keep the order exactly as shown, lowest first, so the export reads in the same direction as the scale.

In a Seagit form, add a radio field, add one option for each label, and turn on Required if every respondent must answer. The export then holds the answer the respondent picked for that question.

The three wording families

Agreement wording suits statements about an opinion. Frequency wording suits behaviour: how often someone does something. Satisfaction wording suits experiences: a service, a class or a product. Mixing families inside one scale confuses respondents, so pick one per question.

The 3-point version is quick on a phone but gives a narrow spread. The 5-point version is the usual choice. The 7-point version adds intermediate labels, such as “somewhat agree”, for respondents who want more precision.

Ask one statement per question

A Likert item measures one statement. When you have several statements on the same scale, put each one in its own question with the same labels, rather than squeezing them into a single answer. This is also what keeps each answer as its own column in a CSV export, so you can analyse every statement separately.

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Common questions

What is a Likert scale?

A set of ordered response options, usually five points, that measure the strength of an attitude. Rensis Likert described the agree–disagree format in 1932 in “A Technique for the Measurement of Attitudes”, published in Archives of Psychology.

Should I use 5 points or 7?

Five is the most common and easiest to read on a phone. Seven gives respondents finer distinctions, which helps when the middle answers matter, but the extra points can be hard to tell apart. Whichever you choose, keep the same number across questions you want to compare.

Why is there a neutral option in the middle?

With an odd number of points the middle option lets someone who has no view answer honestly, so the scale stays symmetric. Leave it out only if you need respondents to lean one way, and say that in the question wording.

Can Seagit forms show a whole grid of Likert questions?

Not as a grid. Seagit forms have no matrix field, so ask each statement as its own radio question using these labels. Each question then exports as its own column in the CSV.

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