Chadha, N. K.

Applied psychometry / Narender Kumar Chadha. - London ; Thousand Oaks, CA : SAGE, 2009. - xiii, 362 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 354-358) and index.

Foreword - Gregory S Kolt
Preface
PART I: MEASUREMENT IN MODERN PSYCHOLOGICAL RESEARCH
Basics of Measurement Theory
Errors in Measurement
Speed Test vs. Power Test
Criterion for Parallel Tests
PART II: THEORY AND PRACTICE OF PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTING
Introduction to Psychological Testing
Test Construction
Item Analysis
Scoring of Tests and Problems of Scoring
Reliability
Validity
Norms
PART III: APPLICATIONS OF PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTING
Applications of Psychological Testing in Educational Setting
Applications of Psychological Testing in Counselling and Guidance
Applications of Psychological Testing in Clinical Settings
Applications of Psychological Testing in Organizational Setting
PART IV: ETHICAL ISSUES
Ethical Issues in Psychological Testing
PART V: FACTOR ANALYSIS
Basics of Factor Analysis
Extraction of Factors by Centroid Method
Applications of Factor Analysis
Bibliography
Index

9788132100782 (paper back) 8132100786 (paper back)

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Psychometrics.

BF39 / .C487 2009

150.151 95 CHA; 1