ABSTRACT
I bet you think slapping a scale together is as easy as building a doghouse. Admittedly, any doofus instructor can write items, call them a scale, administer it, and then figure out what to do with the scores. It seems easy enough. Let's do it. Wait. I have a better idea. Go get your dog (or aardvark). Go. Wow, that was fast. Is he ugly! What's his name? “Bupkis.” Measure his length and width. Now we have the dimensions we need to design our doghouse. What have you learned from this warning? “Constructing a scale is like designing a house for my dog.” In other words, bupkis (ABSOLUTELY NOTHING!).
