Research Catalog

Title

Measurement theory in action : case studies and exercises / Kenneth S. Shultz, David J. Whitney.

Author

Shultz, Kenneth S.

Publication

Thousand Oaks, Calif. : Sage Publications, ©2005.

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Details

Additional Authors

Whitney, David J.

Description

xx, 436 pages : illustrations; 23 cm

Subject

• Psychometrics > Case studies
• Psychometrics > Problems, exercises, etc
• Psychometrics
• Psychometrie
• Psychométrie
• Test psychologique

Genre/Form

• Problems and Exercises
• exercise books.
• Case studies.
• Problems and exercises.
• Problèmes et exercices.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Contents

Module 1. Introduction and overview -- Module 2. Statistics review for psychological measurement -- Module 3. Psychological scaling -- Module 4. Test preparation and specification -- Module 5. Classical true score theory and reliability -- Module 6. Content validation -- Module 7. Criterion-related validation -- Module 8. Construct validation -- Module 9. Validity generalization and meta-analysis -- Module 10. Test bias and unfairness -- Module 11. Developing tests of maximal performance -- Module 12. Classical test theory item analysis -- Module 13. Scoring tests -- Module 14. Diversity issues -- Module 15. Developing measures of typical performance -- Module 16. Response biases -- Module 17. Combining predictors using multiple regression -- Module 18. Exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis -- Module 19. Item response theory -- Module 20. Applications of item response theory : computer adaptive testing and differential item functioning -- App. A. Course-long exercise on psychological scale development -- App. B. Data set descriptions

ISBN

• 0761927301
• 9780761927303

LCCN

2004004418

OCLC

• ocm54694495
• 54694495
• SCSB-1339111

Owning Institutions

Princeton University Library