Scale development. Theory and applications. 2. ed.

Autor/in	DeVellis, Robert F.
Titel	Scale development. Theory and applications. 2. ed.
Quelle	Thousand Oaks, Calif. u.a.: SAGE (2003), VIII, 171 S.Verfügbarkeit
Reihe	Applied social research methods series. 26
Beigaben	Illustrationen; Literaturangaben S. 161-165
Zusatzinformation	Inhaltsverzeichnis Verlagsangaben
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; Monografie
ISBN	0-7619-2605-4; 978-0-7619-2605-4
Schlagwörter	Empirische Forschung; Faktorenanalyse; Forschungsdesign; Methodologie; Reliabilität; Testkonstruktion; Validität; Item-Response-Theory; Itemanalyse; Testtheorie; Lehrbuch; Datenanalyse; Variable; Messverfahren; Handreichung
Abstract	In this book the author gives an introduction to measurement concepts and methods. The emphasis is on 'conveying information in ways that make the underlying principles clear and that let readers peer into the 'black boxes' that various methods seem to be'. The topics are 'the rationale and methods of scale development... Chapter 2 explores the 'latent variable', the underlying construct that a scale attempts to quantify, and it presents the theoretical bases for the methods described in later chapters. Chapter 3 provides a conceptual foundation for understanding reliability and the logic underlying the reliability coefficient. The fourth chapter reviews validity, while the fifth is a practical guide to the steps involved in scale development. Chapter 6 introduces factor analytic concepts and describes their use in scale development. Chapter 7 is a conceptual overview of an alternative approach to scale development, item response theory. Finally, Chapter 8 briefly discusses how scales fit into the broader research process.' (DIPF/Orig.).
Erfasst von	DIPF \| Leibniz-Institut für Bildungsforschung und Bildungsinformation, Frankfurt am Main
Update	2011/1