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A.N. Marquis Co.. "Stuart Arthur Rice." Who Was Who in America: A Companion Volume to Who's Who in America: 3, (1951-1960). Chicago: A. N. Marquis (1960): 603.

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Marquis Co. notes are an invaluable tool when working on the Twentieth Century. The information comes from the listee, preserving a verbal self-portrait.

This document has been included as part of the history of attitude scaling. Along with Malcolm Willey, Rice mounted the earliest study we have been able to locate using what is currently referred to as a 'Likert' response format. The approach first inspired F. H. Allport's initial work, which inspired Thurstone's work.

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Stuart Arthur Rice

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Rice, Stuart Arthur, sociologist, statistician; b. Wadena, Minn., Nov. 21, 1889; s. Edward Myron and Ida Emelin (Hicks) R.; A. B., U. of Wash., 1912; A. M., 1915. Ph. D., Columbia U., 1924; m. Chineta Williamson, 1914; 1 son, Stuart Arthur. Sec. Industrial Welfar Commn, Wash., 1913; confidential insp. Dept of Pub. Charities, New York, 1914-15; sup. New York Municipal Lodging House, 1916-17; field rep, War Camp Community Service, 1918; ednl. dir. N.W. Div. Am. Red Cross, 1919-20; instr. and asst. prof. sociology, Dartmouth, 1923-26; prof. sociology, later prof. sociology and statistics, U. of Pa., 1926-40; research sec. for social statistics, Social Science Research Council, 1931-32; prof. sociology, U of Chicago, 1932-33; acting chmn. Com. on Govt. Statistics and Information Services, 1933; asst. dir. of Census, 1933-36; chmn. Central Stat. Bd., 1936-40; asst. dir. Bur. of Budget for Stat. Standards Exec. Office of President, 1940-45; president Surveys and Research Corporation, Washington, 1955-65, advisor consultant, 1965-69. Mem. of the staff Social Sci. Research Council, 1931-32, pres. research com. on social trends, 1931-32. Decorated Order of Rising Sun, 2d class (Japan). Mem. Internat. Statis. Inst. (hon pres 1953-69). Inter. Am Statis. Inst. (chmn. organizing com,m 1st v.p., 1941-50); Internat. Union for Scientific Study of Population; Econometric Soc.; Am Sociol. Soc, Am Statis. Assn (pres 1933), Am. Council of Learned Socs., 1928-32, Social Sci. Research Council, 1937-42; fellow A.A.A.S. (v.p. 1937, 57); mem. exec. com. establishment of Franklin D. Roosevelt Library, 1938-39; Mem. organizing com. Internat Statis. Confs, Washington, 1947; chmn. U.N. Nuclear Statis Commn., 1946; contributions com. U.N. Gen. Assembly, 1951-56; U.S. rep. UN Statis. Commission, 1947-55; mem. U.S. rep Com. on improvements of nat statistics (inter-Am), 1950-55; statis. missions to London, the Hague, Brussels, 1945, Japan, 1947, 1951, 1952; statis. advisor to Govt. of Republic of Korea, 1958-64; U.S. del. to internat. statis. conf., Athens, 1936, Rome, 1936, Prague, 1938, Rio, 1945, 55, Mex. City, 1948, Berne, 1949, Bogota, 1950, New Delhi and Calcutta, 1951, Bangkok, 1952, Ottawa, 1952, Rome, 1953, Stockholm, 1957, Tokyo, 1960, Belgrade, 1965; pres. Fed. Statis, Users Conf., 1957-58. Numerous publications in field. Home: Washington DC Died June 4, 1969; buried Nat. Meml. Park, Falls Church VA.

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