Measurement and the measurement of change : a primer for the health professions /

Saved in:

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors:	Polit, Denise F. (Author), Yang, Frances (Frances M.) (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Philadelphia : Wolters Kluwer, [2016]
Subjects:	Epidemiologic Methods. Health Care Evaluation Mechanisms.
Tags:	Add Tag No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!

Table of Contents:

Basics of measurement
Types of measurement
Measurement properties : an overview
Challenges in scale development
Scale development : classical test theory
Scale development : item response theory
Developing clinimetric measures
Reliability : test--retest, parallel test, inter-rater, and intra-rater reliability
Internal consistency
Measurement error
Content validity and face validity
Criterion validity
Construct validity : hypothesis testing
Construct validity : structural validity
Cross-cultural validity
Interpretation of scores
Change scores and their reliability
Responsiveness
The interpretation of change scores.

Similar Items