Ordinal Item Response Theory: Mokken Scale Analysis (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781412988049)

Measurement in the social sciences often refers to standardized answers to close-ended questions, in which answers are analyzed as if they were measurements on an interval scale. This volume presents a measurement model that maintains the ordinal aspects of the data in order to establish how well the model fits and how it measures subjects and items. It relaxes the most stringent assumptions from parametric item response theory, while maintaining its advantages over classical measurement methods, such as reliability and factor analysis. This volume is less technical than other books on the topic and is ideal for introductory courses in social science measurement.

Author: Wijbrandt H. Van Schuur
ISBN-10: 1412988047
ISBN-13: 9781412988049
Publisher: Sage Publications, Inc
Language: English
Published: 05/04/2011
Pages: 128
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.35lbs
Size: 8.42h x 5.60w x 0.28d

Review Citation(s):
Reference and Research Bk News 08/01/2011 pg. 55