Psychometrics: An Introduction / Edition 2

by Richard Michael Furr, Verne R. Bacharach

Overview

From a perspective that focuses on the meaning, purpose, and implications of key psychometric concepts, principles, and procedures, Psychometrics: An Introduction, Second Edition (by R. Michael Furr and Verne R. Bacharach) introduces the subject and study of psychometrics. It addresses these topics at a level that is deeper and more focused than what is found in typical introductory undergraduate testing and measurement texts, but is much more intuitive than what is traditionally found in the more technical publications intended for advanced graduate courses. By emphasizing concepts over mathematical proofs and by focusing on practical significance, this book assists students in appreciating not just how measurement problems can be addressed, but why it is crucial to address them.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781452256801
Publisher:	SAGE Publications
Publication date:	02/27/2013
Edition description:	Second Edition
Pages:	472
Product dimensions:	7.10(w) x 10.10(h) x 1.00(d)

About the Author

Michael Furr is Professor of Psychology and Wright Faculty Fellow at Wake Forest University, where he teaches and conducts research in personality psychology, psychological measurement, and quantitative methods. He earned a BA from the College of William and Mary, an MS from Villanova University, and a Ph D from the University of California at Riverside. He is an editor of the “Statistical Developments and Applications” section of the Journal of Personality Assessment, a former associate editor of the Journal of Research in Personality, a former executive editor of the Journal of Social Psychology, and a consulting editor for several other scholarly journals. He received Wake Forest University’s 2012 Award for Excellence in Research, and he won the Society for Personality Assessment’s 2017 Bruno Klopfer Award for Distinguished Contributions to the Literature in Personality Assessment,. He is a fellow of Divisions 5 (Quantitative and Qualitative Methods) and 8 (Social and Personality Psychology) of the American Psychological Association, a fellow of the Association for Psychological Science, and a fellow of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology.

Verne R. Bacharach is professor of psychology at Appalachian State University. He has held faculty appointments at the University of Alabama, Peabody College of Vanderbilt University, and Acadia University in Nova Scotia and has chaired the departments at Appalachian State and Acadia. He has taught undergraduate and graduate courses in statistics, tests and measurements, and research methods for nearly 40 years. He has a long journal publication history of research and review articles. Dr. Bacharach obtained a Ph.D. in experimental psychology from the University of Kansas in 1971.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1. Psychometrics and the Importance of Psychological Measurement
PART I. BASIC CONCEPTS IN MEASUREMENT
Chapter 2. Scaling
Chapter 3. Individual Differences and Correlations
Chapter 4. Test Dimensionality and Factor Analysis
PART II. RELIABILITY
Chapter 5. Reliability: Conceptual Basis
Chapter 6. Empirical Estimates of Reliability
Chapter 7. The Importance of Reliability
PART III. VALIDITY
Chapter 8. Validity: Conceptual Basis
Chapter 9. Estimating and Evaluating Convergent and Discriminant Validity Evidence
PART IV. THREATS TO PSYCHOMETRIC QUALITY
Chapter 10. Response Biases
Chapter 11. Test Bias
PART V. ADVANCED PSYCHOMETRIC APPROACHES
Chapter 12. Confirmatory Factor Analysis
Chapter 13. Generalizability Theory
Chapter 14. Item Response Theory and Rasch Models