Scale development
Subtitle: theory and applications
By: Robert F. DeVellis.
Edition: 2nd ed.
Series: Applied social research methods series -- v. 26.
Publisher: SAGE Publications; Brand: Sage Publications, Inc; Sage Publications, Inc
Published: 2003
Place of publication: Thousand Oaks, Calif
Language: eng
Number of pages: 171
Subjects: Scaling (Social sciences)
Description: 'Scale Development' guides the reader toward the identification of the latent variable, the generation of an item pool, the format for measurement & the optimization of the scale length. Using exercises to illustrate the concepts, the text also includes advice about factor analytic strategies.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index (p. 161-165) and index.