ipsatize

Etymology

From ipsative + -ize.

ipsatize means To make ipsative. Lexicurio rates it Rare gem — a strength score of 73 out of 100.

verb

To make ipsative.“Occupational preference items are often corrected for “elevation response set”—the general tendency for respondents to prefer many or few occupations—by computing ipsatized items (e.g., subtracting from each item the individual’s mean rating on all items) (Lippa, 1998; Prediger, 1982; Tracey & Rounds, 1993).”