Ordinal measurement in the behavioral sciences

This book provides an alternative method for measuring individual differences in psychological, educational, and other behavioral sciences studies. It is based on the assumptions of ordinal statistics as explained in Norman Cliff's 1996 Ordinal Methods for Behavioral Data Analysis. It provides...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Cliff, Norman, 1930- (-)
Otros Autores: Keats, J. A. (John Augustus)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Mahwah, N.J. : Lawrence Erlbaum Associates 2003.
Edición:1st ed
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  • Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Chapter 1: The Purpose of Psychological Assessment; Chapter 2: What Makes a Variable a Scale?; Chapter 3: Types of Assessment; Chapter 4: Item Scores and Their Addition to Obtain Total Test Scores in the Case of Dichotomous Items; Chapter 5: Item Scores and Their Addition to Obtain Total Test Scores in the Case of Polytomous Items; Chapter 6: Dominance Analysis of Tests; Chapter 7: Approaches to Ordering Things and Stimuli; Chapter 8: Alternatives to Complete Paired Comparisons; Chapter 9: The Unfolding Model
  • Chapter 10: The Application of Ordinal Test Theory to Items in Tests Used in Cross-Cultural ComparisonsAppendix A: FLOW CHART FOR A PROGRAM TO CARRY OUT A COMPLETE ITEM ANALYSIS OF ITEMS IN A TEST OR SCALE USING A SMALL PERSONAL COMPUTER; Appendix B: STATISTICAL TABLES; References; Author Index; Subject Index