Thurstone scales are used to measure attitudes toward concepts or constructs. They are called equal-appearing interval scales. To develop a Thurstone scale, a researcher first collects 100 or more statements related to the concept and has judges rate them on an 11-point scale of favorability. The statements are then ranked and 20-30 are chosen evenly across the ratings to construct a questionnaire. Respondents agree or disagree with the statements and their scores are the mean or median of agreed items, with disagreeing with all items scoring zero. One advantage is they provide an interval measurement scale, but developing them is time-consuming.