Measurement theory and practice:The world through quantification
by Hand,David J
Published by : Arnold (London) Physical details: 320p ISBN:0-340-67783-x.
Subject(s):
Measurement.
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Scaling (Social sciences)- Statistics.
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Nature of measurement : Representational measurement, Pragmatic measurement , Non-parametric statistics, Axiom systems
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Process of measurement : Direct and indirect scaling, Guttman scaling, Coombs scaling, Bradley -Terry model, Modern unidimensional scaling methods, latent variable approaches to indirect models. Quantifying categorical scales
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Accuracy of measurement : Validity and reliability, Inter-ratter reliability
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Measurement in Psychology : Standford-Binet intelligence scale, Wechsler adult intelligence scale (WAIS), measuring personality, Clinical assessment, Actuarial vs clinical methods, Educational testing
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Measurement in medicine : Individual and aggregate level, Direct and indirect measurement in medicine, Physical disability , psychological health, Pain, Health-related quality of life , Diagnostic accuracy
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Measurement in the physical science : Finding the forms of equations, Detecting errors, Examples in mathematics and statistics, Units of measurement
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Measurement in economics and the social science : Economic indicators, Price indices, UK retail prices index, American customer satisfaction index, Workload measurement
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Measurement in other areas : Measuring probability, Software metrics, Database management systems, Informetrics
Year: 2004
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Books | KILA HEADQUARTERS LIBRARY | 332.401 HAN/M (Browse shelf) | Available | 010764 |