Need to precision: NFP (Viswanathan 1997)

The Need to precision: NFP developed by Viswanathan (1997) is a multidimensional measure and composed of 13 items using a 7-point Likert scale items ranging from 1 Strongly Disagree to 7 Strongly Agree. The components of this scale are:

Breadth of categorization
Unit of perception,
Need for cognition,
Tolerance for ambiguity,
Intelligence,
Field dependability,
Attitudes toward numerical information, statistics, and mathematics.

All the above components contain items specific to Need to precision.

The authors state

" NFP is a preference for engaging in a relatively fine-grained mode of processing."

Authors

Viswanathan, Madhubalan

Reliability and Validity

NFP - 0.76 to0 .84
Sorting task- 0.48
Tolerance for ambiguity- 0.25
Need for cognition- 0.27
Attitudes toward numerical information, statistics, and mathematics - 0.36; 0.28; 0.30

Obtaining the NFP

University of Illinois

The author expressed their perception in following, with regards to NFP scale; Researchers may utilise the scale of Need to precision: NFP (Viswanathan 1997) in any proper published source.

Administration, Analysis and Reporting

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