Psychometrics 1. ed

• Main Authors: Rao, Calyampudi Radhakrishna, Sinharay, S.
• Format: eBook Book
• Language: English
• Published: Amsterdam u.a Elsevier u.a 2007; North-Holland : Elsevier; Elsevier Science & Technology; North-Holland
• Edition: 1
• Series: Handbook of statistics
• Subjects: Analyse; Bildungsforschung; Computer; Datenanalyse; Diagnostik; Faktorenanalyse; Forschung; Geschichte (Histor); Handbuch; Item-Response-Theorie; Kognitionspsychologie; Leistungsbeurteilung; Mehrebenenanalyse; Metaanalyse; Methodologie; Modell; Nachschlagewerk; Psychology - Mathematical models; Psychology > Mathematical models > Handbooks, manuals, etc; Psychometrics; Psychometrics > Handbooks, manuals, etc; Psychometrie; Statistik; Technologiebasiertes Testen; Testmethodik; Testtheorie; Testverfahren; USA
• ISBN: 0444521038; 9780444521033

The area of psychometrics, a field encompassing the statistical methods used in psychological and educational testing, has become a very important and active area of research, evident from the large body of literature that has been developed in the form of books, volumes and research papers. Mainstream statisticians also have found profound interest in the field because of its unique nature. This book presents a state of the art exposition of theoretical, methodological and applied issues in psychometrics. This book represents a thorough cross section of internationally renowned thinkers who are inventing methods for dealing with recent challenging psychometric problems. Key Features are: Emphasis on the most recent developments in the field; Plenty of real, often complicated, data examples to demonstrate the applications of the statistical techniques; Information on available software; Authors from the leading testing companies; Emphasis on the most recent developments in the field; Plenty of real, often complicated, data examples to demonstrate the applications of the statistical techniques; Information on available software. (DIPF/Verlag).