Scale development : theory and applications / Robert F. DeVellis and Carolyn T. Thorpe.

By:

DeVellis, Robert F [author.]

Contributor(s):

Thorpe, Carolyn T [author.]

Material type: Text

TextPublisher: Los Angeles : SAGE, 2022Edition: Fifth editionDescription: xvii, 298 pages : illustrations ; 23 cmContent type:

text

Media type:

unmediated

Carrier type:

volume

ISBN:

9781544379340

Subject(s):

Scaling (Social sciences)

DDC classification:

23 300.72 D492s

LOC classification:

H61.27 .D48 2022

Contents:

Overview -- Understanding the latent variable -- Scale responsibility -- Scale validity -- Guidelines in scale development -- Factor analysis -- The index -- An overview of item response theory -- Measurement in the boarder research context.

Summary: "Scale Development: Theory and Applications, by Robert F. DeVellis and new co-author Carolyn T. Thorpe, demystifies measurement by emphasizing a logical rather than strictly mathematical understanding of concepts. The Fifth Edition includes a new chapter that lays out the key concepts that distinguish indices from scales, contrasts various types of indices, suggests approaches for developing them, reviews validity and reliability issues, and discusses in broad terms some analytic approaches. All chapters have been updated, and the book strikes a balance between including relevant topics and highlighting recent developments in measurement while retaining an accessible, user-friendly approach to the material covered"-- Provided by publisher.

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

"Scale Development: Theory and Applications, by Robert F. DeVellis and new co-author Carolyn T. Thorpe, demystifies measurement by emphasizing a logical rather than strictly mathematical understanding of concepts. The Fifth Edition includes a new chapter that lays out the key concepts that distinguish indices from scales, contrasts various types of indices, suggests approaches for developing them, reviews validity and reliability issues, and discusses in broad terms some analytic approaches. All chapters have been updated, and the book strikes a balance between including relevant topics and highlighting recent developments in measurement while retaining an accessible, user-friendly approach to the material covered"-- Provided by publisher.

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