04011nam 2200625 450 991082117590332120230422051522.01-5063-3916-61-322-41498-X1-4522-5176-2(CKB)2560000000089901(EBL)997161(OCoLC)809774148(SSID)ssj0000777574(PQKBManifestationID)12288271(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000777574(PQKBWorkID)10757471(PQKB)11289801(SSID)ssj0000738333(PQKBManifestationID)12307150(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000738333(PQKBWorkID)10791053(PQKB)11526467(MiAaPQ)EBC997161(MiAaPQ)EBC5396843(EXLCZ)99256000000008990119990405h19991999 uy| 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrMeasurement made accessible a research approach using qualitative, quantitative, & quality improvement methods /D. Lynn KelleyThousand Oaks, California :Sage Publications,[1999]©19991 online resource (225 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-7619-1024-7 0-7619-1023-9 Includes bibliographical references and index.Cover; Contents; Outline of the Book; Chapter 1 - Introduction; Introduction to Measurement; Variables and Operational Definitions; Planning Measurement; Stanley Stevens's Scales of Measurement; Statistics as a Part of Measurement; An Introduction to Reliability and Validity; Exercise; Chapter 2 - Qualitative Research; Background; Qualitative Research Steps; Nonparametric Tests; Exercise I; Exercise 2; Chapter 3 - Quantitative Measurement; Collecting and Describing; Analyzing and Interpreting; Hypothesis Testing Steps in Action; Exercise; Chapter 4 - Sampling; Nonprobability SamplingProbability Sampling MethodsSample Size; Exercise; Chapter 5 - Data Gathering; Participant-Observer; Direct Observation; Interviews; Focus Groups; Panels; Questionnaires; Ethical and Legal Considerations; Data-Gathering Problems; Exercise; Chapter 6 - Measuring Instruments and Developing Questionnaires; Purchasing an Instrument; Developing Questionnaires; Exercise 1; Exercise 2; Chapter 7 - Testing, Table of Specifications, and Item Analysis; Measurement Goal; Taxonomy; Table of Specifications; Item Development; Instructions and Format; Item Analysis; Exercise 1; Exercise 2; Exercise 3Chapter 8 - Reliability, Validity, and BiasMeasurement Error; Reliability; Correlation Coefficient; Validity; Bias; Chapter 9 - Research Design; Threats to Internal Validity; External Validity; Designs; Exercise; Chapter 10 - Measurement for Quality; The Shewhart Cycle; Process Flowcharts; Ishikawa (Fishbone) Diagram; Pareto Chart; Control Charts; Exercise 1; Exercise 2; Chapter 11 - Computer Analysis and the Final Document; Editing; Coding; Computer Use; Confidentiality; The Final Written Report; The Final Oral Report; Publication; Glossary; References; Index; About the Author Through examples and exercises, this handy student guide teaches methods for sampling, data gathering, developing questionnaires, reliability and validity, and quantitative and qualitative measurement. In addition, the book explains the use of quality improvement tools and techniques in measurement. It will be invaluable in any graduate statistics course, particularly for those in business administration and management. StatisticsMethodologyStatisticsMethodology.001.4/22Kelley D. Lynn1668488MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910821175903321Measurement made accessible4029118UNINA