Scale development : theory and applications
by
DeVellis, Robert F.
Title
:
Scale development : theory and applications
Author
:
DeVellis, Robert F.
ISBN
:
9780761926054
9780761926047
Personal Author
:
DeVellis, Robert F.
Edition
:
2nd ed.
Publication Information
:
Thousand Oaks, Calif. : Sage Publications, Inc., c2003.
Physical Description
:
vii, 171 p. ; 22 cm.
Series
:
Applied social research methods series ; v. 26
Series Title
:
Applied social research methods series ; v. 26
Contents
:
1. Overview -- 2. Understanding the Latent Variable -- 3. Reliability -- 4. Validity -- 5. Guidelines in Scale Development -- 6. Factor Analysis -- 7. An Overview of Item Response Theory -- 8. Measurement in the Broader Research Context.
Abstract
:
"A best-seller in the first edition, Scale Development: Theory and Applications, Second Edition has been extensively updated and revised to address changes in the field and topics that have grown in importance since the first edition. Widely adopted for graduate courses in departments such as Psychology, Public Health, Marketing, Nursing, and Education, this book will prove beneficial to applied researchers across the social sciences."--BOOK JACKET.
Subject Term
:
Scaling (Social sciences)
| Library | Material Type | Item Barcode | Shelf Number | Copy |
|---|
| IIEMSA | General Books | 33168025470887 | 300.72 D489S 2003 | 1 |