Compute Likert-Scale Measures

[ieked]

Hello all,

My supervisor provided me with a dataset of which I am computing the variables. In the questionnaire, items were provided with a 7-point Likert-scale (1 = fully disagree; 7 = fully agree).
In my data set, all DV value-labels are set up as below. However, the value labels seem strange to me. For instance, value "2" is skipped.
Should I makes all value-labels equal (1=1; 2=2; 3=3, 4=4; 5=5; 6=6; 7=7)? Or is this a normal way of labeling?

Value 1 = Label "Fully disagree"
Value 3 = Label "2"
Value 4 = Label "3"
Value 5 = Label "4"
Value 6 = Label "5"
Value 7 = Label "6"
Value 8 = Label "Fully agree"

 

[Karabiner]

My supervisor provided me with a dataset of which I am computing the variables. In the questionnaire, items were provided with a 7-point Likert-scale (1 = fully disagree; 7 = fully agree).

This is not a Likert scale, but the response format of a Likert-type item.
Likert scale is the name of an instrument which consists of 2 or more Likert-type items which are summed up.

In my data set, all DV value-labels are set up as below. However, the value labels seem strange to me. For instance, value "2" is skipped.

Ask your supervisor why the "2" response doesn't exist. Maybe it's a simple mistake.

With kind regards

Karabiner