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A Paul Meehl Reader

Essays on the Practice of Scientific Psychology

• Edited by Niels G. Waller, Leslie J. Yonce, William M. Grove, David Faust, Mark F. Lenzenweger

This new book introduces a new generation to the important insights of Paul Meehl. In addition to selected papers from the classic reader, Psychodiagnosis, this...

Published April 7th 2006 by Routledge Academic.

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Twelve Years of Correspondence With Paul Meehl

Tough Notes From a Gentle Genius

• By Donald R. Peterson

In 1996 Division 12 of the APA presented Centennial Awards to two psychologists who were considered to have made the greatest lifetime contributions to the...

Published May 20th 2005 by Psychology Press.

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Contemporary Psychometrics

• Edited by Albert Maydeu-Olivares, John J. McArdle

Contemporary Psychometrics features cutting edge chapters organized in four sections: test theory, factor analysis, structural equation modeling, and multivariate analysis.

The section on test theory includes...

Published April 8th 2005 by Psychology Press.

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Constructing Measures

An Item Response Modeling Approach

• By Mark Wilson

Constructing Measures introduces a way to understand the advantages and disadvantages of measurement instruments, how to use such instruments, and how to apply these methods...

Published October 14th 2004 by Routledge Academic.

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Ordinal Measurement in the Behavioral Sciences

• By Norman Cliff, John A. Keats

This book provides an alternative method for measuring individual differences in psychological, educational, and other behavioral sciences studies. It is based on the assumptions of...

Published November 1st 2002 by Psychology Press.

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The Role of Constructs in Psychological and Educational Measurement

• Edited by Henry I. Braun, Douglas N. Jackson, David E. Wiley

Contributors to the volume represent an international "who's who" of research scientists from the fields of psychology and measurement. It offers the insights of these...

Published September 1st 2001 by Routledge.

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Item Response Theory for Psychologists

• By Susan E. Embretson, Steven P. Reise, Susan E. Embretson, Steven P. Reise

This book develops an intuitive understanding of IRT principles through the use of graphical displays and analogies to familiar psychological principles. It surveys contemporary IRT...

Published May 1st 2000 by Psychology Press.

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The New Psychometrics

Science, Psychology and Measurement

• By Paul Kline

Many psychological factors are little more than statistical descriptions of particular sets of data and have no real significance. Paul Kline uses his long and...

Published March 2nd 2000 by Routledge.

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Test Theory

A Unified Treatment

• By Roderick P. McDonald

This book introduces the reader to the main quantitative concepts, methods, and computational techniques needed for the development, evaluation, and application of tests in the...

Published July 1st 1999 by Psychology Press.

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Modern Psychometrics

• By John Rust, Susan Golombok

The edition of this classic text has been completely revised and updated, taking into account recent developments in the field of psychometrics. Part 1 of...

Published June 3rd 1999 by Routledge.

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