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Record Nr.

UNINA9910970057303321

Titolo

Scaling methods / / Peter Dunn-Rankin ... [et al.]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Mahwah, N.J., : Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, 2004

ISBN

1-282-32156-0

9786612321566

1-4106-1104-3

Edizione

[2nd ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (276 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

Dunn-RankinPeter

Disciplina

150/.28/7

Soggetti

Scale analysis (Psychology)

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Rev. ed. of: Scaling methods / Peter Dunn-Rankin. 1983.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 221-227) and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

CONTENTS; PREFACE; PART I: FOUNDATIONS; PART II: UNIDIMENSIONAL METHODS; PART III: CLUSTERING; PART IV: MULTIDIMENSIONAL METHODS; APPENDIX A: Using a Computer to Solve Problems; APPENDIX B: Tables; REFERENCES; AUTHOR INDEX; SUBJECT INDEX; MAP OF SCALING METHODOLOGY

Sommario/riassunto

Scaling Methods is written for professionals in the behavioral sciences who analyze data that results from subjective responses. Other books on scaling attitudes or measuring perceptions focus on the psychometrician's view of measurement. This book focuses on the users' view by concentrating on effective ways to analyze data rather than the mathematical details of how each program works. The methods included handle the majority of data analysis problems encountered and are accompanied by a software solution. Each chapter features the theory surrounding that methodology, an example, a re