Birth Attitudies Survey

1. If the researchers wish to take an average over each set of questions, the questions in that set should be measuring the same thing. For instance, in the maternal choices section, some of the statements seem to represent contradictory views.

2. Are six questions enough to measure the attitudes on one topic? Increasing the number of questions that measure the same thing might improve the validity of the survey.

3. Since the data are correlated (multiple responses from one subject), a linear mixed effects model may be a good way to compare provider groups. In this case, the response is the raw scores (not averaged) with predictors question area and provider group.