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Scale Development: Theory and Applications
Contributor(s): Devellis, Robert F. (Author)

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 ISBN: 150634156X     ISBN-13: 9781506341569
Publisher: Sage Publications, Inc
OUR PRICE: $56.70  

Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: April 2016
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BISAC Categories:
- Social Science | Research
- Social Science | Methodology
Dewey: 300.72
LCCN: 2015043839
Series: Applied Social Research Methods
Physical Information: 0.6" H x 6" W x 8.9" L (0.80 lbs) 280 pages
Features: Bibliography, Illustrated, Index, Price on Product
 
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In the Fourth Edition of Scale Development, Robert F. DeVellis demystifies measurement by emphasizing a logical rather than strictly mathematical understanding of concepts. The text supports readers in comprehending newer approaches to measurement, comparing them to classical approaches, and grasping more clearly the relative merits of each. This edition addresses new topics pertinent to modern measurement approaches and includes additional exercises and topics for class discussion.

Contributor Bio(s): Devellis, Robert F.: - Prior to retiring in 2012, Robert F. DeVellis was Professor in the Department of Health Behavior, (Gillings School of Global Public Health) at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Dr. DeVellis has more than 35 years of experience in the measurement of psychological and social variables. He has been an active member of the Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS) consortium, a multisite National Institutes of Health (NIH) Roadmap initiative directed at identifying, modifying, testing, and disseminating outcome measures for use by NIH investigators. His role in PROMIS was as network-wide domain chair for Social Outcomes. He has served on the Board of Directors for the American Psychological Association's Division of Health Psychology (38), on the Arthritis Foundation's Clinical/Outcomes/Therapeutics Research Study Section, and on the Advisory Board of the Veterans Affairs Measurement Excellence Initiative. He is the recipient of the 2005 Distinguished Scholar Award from the Association of Rheumatology Health Professionals and is an associate editor of Arthritis Care and Research. In addition, he has served as guest editor, guest associate editor, or reviewer for more than two dozen other journals. He has served as principal investigator or co-investigator since the early 1980s on a series of research projects funded by the federal government and private foundations. He remains intellectually active in his editorial role and as a consultant on a variety of projects.
 
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