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1 online resource (282 pages) |
| Contents |
Front cover; Table of Contents; Preface; The Authors; CHAPTER 1. Measurement and Scaling; CHAPTER 2. Classical Test Theory; CHAPTER 3. Classical Test Theory and Reliability; CHAPTER 4. Estimating Reliability; CHAPTER 5. Generalizability Theory; CHAPTER 6. Models for Dichotomous Items; CHAPTER 7. Validity and Validation of Tests; CHAPTER 8. Principal Component Analysis, Factor Analysis, and Structural Equation Modeling: A Very Brief Introduction; CHAPTER 9. Item Response Models; CHAPTER 10. Applications of Item Response Theory; CHAPTER 11. Test Equating; Answers; References; Author Index |
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Subject IndexBack cover |
| Summary |
Psychological testing has become increasingly important since the development of the first intelligence test at the start of the twentieth century. Statistical Test Theory for the Behavioral Sciences presents an overview of testing theory with an emphasis on psychology, education, and the behavioral sciences. Featuring a wide range of examples using real data from these disciplines, this book provides complete coverage on topics such as reliability, validity, measurement error, generalizability, and item response theory. Assuming only a basic knowledge of statistical subjects like analysis of |
| Notes |
Print version record |
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Educational tests and measurements.
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Psychological tests.
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Psychometrics.
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Social sciences.
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social sciences.
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Educational tests and measurements
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Psychological tests
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Psychometrics
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Social sciences
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781584889595 |
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1584889594 |
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