Measurement in Health Behavior Methods for Research and Evaluation

Name: Measurement in Health Behavior Methods for Research and Evaluation
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ISBN: 9780787970970

ISBN-10: 0787970972

ISBN-13: 9780787970970

Edition: 2005

Authors: Colleen Konicki DiIorio

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Measurement in Health Behavior is a practical, step-by-step introduction to the wide variety of measurement methods in the field of health behavior research. The text addresses the practical issues related to the development of measures of health behavior and provides information on how to conduct the reliability and validity tests. Measurement in Health Behavior offers faculty, students, researchers, and public health professionals the information they need to improve their knowledge of instrument development and testing and their understanding of reliability and validity testing discussed in articles and reports. The book also helps improve students' and professionals' ability to conduct…

Book details

List price: $90.95
Copyright year: 2005
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated
Publication date: 11/4/2005
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 336
Size: 7.00" wide x 9.20" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 1.320
Language: English



Tables, Figures, and Exhibits


Preface


The Author



Introduction to Measurement



Types of Measures



Measurement Error



Survey Development



Knowledge Tests



Theory and Measurement



Item Writing and Scaling



Review of Statistical Concepts



Fundamentals of Reliability



Reliability Assessment and Item Analysis



Validity



Factor Analysis



Item Response Theory


References


Index