02236nam a2200361 i 450000100090000000300050000900500170001400800410003101000170007202000310008903500130012004000340013304200080016705000220017508200220019710000340021924500940025325000190034726400320036630000470039833600260044533700280047133800270049950400510052650502460057752007550082365000310157870000330160990600450164294200450168795201250173299900170185722055037CSPC20260901231626.0260826s2022    caua     b    001 0 eng    a  2021025638  a9781544379340q(paperback)  a22055037  aDLCbengerdacDLCdDLCdCSPC  apcc00aH61.27b.D48 202200223a300.72bD492s1 aDeVellis, Robert F.,eauthor.10aScale development :btheory and applications /cRobert F. DeVellis and Carolyn T. Thorpe.  aFifth edition. 1aLos Angeles :bSAGE,c2022.  axvii, 298 pages :billustrations ;c23 cm.  atextbtxt2rdacontent  aunmediatedbn2rdamedia  avolumebnc2rdacarrier  aIncludes bibliographical references and index.0 aOverview -- 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.  a"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"--cProvided by publisher. 0aScaling (Social sciences).1 aThorpe, Carolyn T.,eauthor.  a7bcbccorignewd1eecipf20gy-gencatlg  2ddccBKe23h300.72iD492skGRDm2022n0  00102ddc4070aCSPCbCSPCcGRDd2026-09-01l0oGRD 300.72 D492s 2022p032429r2026-08-25 21:43:30t1-1w2026-09-01yBK  c33059d33059