Furr, R. Michael; Bacharach, Verne R. <br/><br/>
Psychometrics :  an introduction / 
R. Michael Furr and Verne R. Bacharach 
 - Second edition 
 - Los Angeles :  SAGE,  2014 
 - xxi, 442 pages ;  illustrations :  27 cm 
<br/><br/> Includes bibliographical references and index.<br/><br/>Contents:<br/><br/>Chapter 1. Psychometrics and the Importance of Psychological Measurement -- Part I. BASIC CONCEPTS IN MEASUREMENT -- Chapter 2. Scaling -- Chapter 3. Individual differences and correlations -- Chapter 4. Test dimensionality and factor analysis -- PART II. RELIABILITY -- Chapter 5. Reliability : conceptual basis -- Chapter 6. Empirical estimates of reliability -- Chapter 7. The Importance of reliability -- PART III. VALIDITY -- Chapter 8. Validity : conceptual basis -- Chapter 9. Estimating and evaluating convergent and discriminant validity evidence -- PART IV. THREATS TO PSYCHOMETRIC QUALITY -- Chapter 10. Response biases -- Chapter 11. Test bias -- PART V. ADVANCED PSYCHOMETRIC APPROACHES -- Chapter 12. Confirmatory factor analysis -- Chapter 13. Generalizability theory -- Chapter 14. Item response theory and Rasch models 
<br/><br/> This book will assist students in appreciating not just how measurement problems can be addressed but why it is important to address them. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781452256801 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>PSYCHOMETRICS<br/>DIDACTIC EVALUATION<br/>MATHEMATICAL STATISTICS
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>GC BF 39 .F87 2014