Research Methods and Statistics Arena

Applying the Rasch Model

Fundamental Measurement in the Human Sciences

• By Trevor G. Bond, Christine M. Fox

Written in an accessible style, this book facilitates a deep understanding of the Rasch model. Authors Bond and Fox review the crucial properties of the...

Published April 2nd 2007 by Psychology Press.

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TEMAS (Tell-Me-A-Story) Assessment in Multicultural Societies

• By Giuseppe Costantino, Richard H. Dana, Robert G. Malgady

Ethnic minority children now comprise over 75 percent of students in 100 of the largest cities in the United States. However, these students have not...

Published March 19th 2007 by Routledge.

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The Clinical Assessment of Children and Adolescents

A Practitioner's Handbook

• Edited by Steven R. Smith, Leonard Handler

This book highlights assessment techniques, issues, and procedures that appeal to practicing clinicians. Rather than a comprehensive Handbook of various tests and measures, The Clinical...

Published August 11th 2006 by Routledge.

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Handbook of Measurement Issues in Family Research

• Edited by Sandra L. Hofferth, Lynne M. Casper

Dramatic societal changes have reshaped America’s families. Young adults have delayed marriage, and cohabitation before marriage has become commonplace. One in three women giving birth...

Published June 26th 2006 by Routledge.

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Introduction to the Taxometric Method

A Practical Guide

• By Ayelet Meron Ruscio, Nick Haslam, Ayelet Meron Ruscio

Introduction to the Taxometric Method is a user-friendly, practical guide to taxometric research. Drawing from both classic and contemporary research, it provides a comprehensive introduction...

Published April 11th 2006 by Psychology Press.

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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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Forensic Uses of Clinical Assessment Instruments

• Edited by Robert P. Archer

The purpose of this book is to provide a firm basis for psychologists to understand the appropriate uses and limitations of popular clinical assessment measures...

Published March 3rd 2006 by Routledge.

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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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MMPI-A: Assessing Adolescent Psychopathology

• By Robert P. Archer

This third edition of Robert Archer's classic step-by-step guide to the MMPI-A continues the tradition of the first two in presenting the essential facts and...

Published April 15th 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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