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About this book
In this fully revised Fourth Edition of Psychometrics: An Introduction, author R. Michael Furr centers his presentation around a conceptual understanding of psychometric core issues, such as scales, reliability, and validity. Focusing on purpose rather than procedure and the "why" rather than the "how to," this accessible book uses a wide variety of examples from behavioral science research so readers can see the importance of psychometric fundamentals in research. By emphasizing concepts, logic, and practical applications over mathematical proofs, this book gives students an appreciation of how measurement problems can be addressed and why it is important to address them. The book offers readers the most contemporary views of topics in psychometrics available in the nontechnical psychometric literature.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Half Title
- Acknowledgements
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Contents
- Preface
- About the Author
- 1 Psychometrics and the Importance of Psychological Measurement
- Part I Basic Concepts in Measurement
- 2 Scaling
- 3 Differences, Consistency, and the Meaning of Test Scores
- 4 Test Dimensionality and Factor Analysis
- Part II Reliability
- 5 Reliability Conceptual Basis
- 6 Empirical Estimates of Reliability
- 7 The Importance of Reliability
- Part III Validity
- 8 Validity Conceptual Basis
- 9 Estimating and Evaluating Convergent and Discriminant Validity Evidence
- Part IV Threats to Psychometric Quality
- 10 Response Biases
- 11 Test Bias
- Part V Advanced Psychometric Approaches
- 12 Confirmatory Factor Analysis
- 13 Generalizability Theory
- 14 Item Response Theory and Rasch Models
- Glossary
- References
- Index