DeVellis, R. F. (2003). Scale Development Theory and Applications.
Second Edition. London: SagePublications.This book presents complex concepts in a way that helps students to understand the logic underlying the creation, use, and evaluation of measurement instruments and to develop a more intuitive feel for how scales work. Robert DeVellis demystifies measurement by relating it to familiar experiences and by emphasizing a conceptual rather than a strictly mathematical understanding. Students’ attention is drawn to important concepts that are foundational for subsequent topics, with opportunities provided to test understanding through chapter summaries and exercises.
[b]Scale Development[/b] is widely adopted on graduate courses in departments of psychology, public health, nursing, education, and marketing, and has proved invaluable to applied researchers across the social sciences.
[align=right]Preface[/align]
[align=right]Chapter 1. Overview[/align]
[align=right]Chapter 2. Understanding the Latent Variable[/align]
[align=right]Chapter 3. Reliability[/align]
[align=right]Chapter 4. Validity[/align]
[align=right]Chapter 5. Guidelines in Scale Development[/align]
[align=right]Chapter 6. Factor Analysis[/align]
[align=right]Chapter 7. An Overview of Item Response Theory[/align]
[align=right]Chapter 8. Measurement in the Broader Research Context[/align]
[align=right]References[/align]
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