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020 _a978-1-4462-6715-8 (pbk.)
082 _22016
_aDC 150.28723
_bC631
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_aCoaley, Keith, author
245 _aAn introduction to psychological assessment & psychometrics /
_cKeith Coaley
250 _a2nd Edition
260 _aLos Angeles :
_bSAGE,
_c©2016.
300 _axiv, 383 pages :
_billustrations ;
_c23 cm.
500 _aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 _aPreface -- Introduction: Individual differences and psychometrics -- Part I: The essential tools of psychological measurement: The basic components: scales and items -- How assessment measures are made -- Statistics for psychological measurement -- Part II: The essential characteristics of psychological measurement: The importance of reliability -- The significance of validity -- Part III: Theories and applications of measurement techniques: Theories and measurement of intellectual ability -- Theories and measurement of personality characteristics -- Alternative perspectives: theories and measurement -- Part IV: Ethical and professional issues: Best practice in measurement -- Part V: Practical skills for measurement of individual differences: How to make a test or questionnaire -- Appendix A: A table of areas under the normal curve
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_aPsychological tests
650 0 _921418
_aPsychometrics
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