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9780803943254 Academic Inspection Copy

Reliability for the Social Sciences

Theory and Applications
  • ISBN-13: 9780803943254
  • Publisher: SAGE PUBLICATIONS INC
    Imprint: SAGE PUBLICATIONS INC
  • By Ross E. Traub
  • Price: AUD $233.00
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  • Availability: This book is temporarily out of stock, order will be despatched as soon as fresh stock is received.
  • Local release date: 19/12/1994
  • Format: Paperback 180 pages Weight: 280g
  • Categories: Social research & statistics [JHBC]
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How can social scientists assess the reliability of the measures derived from tests and questionnaires? Through an illustrative review of the principles of classical reliability theory, Ross E Traub explores some general strategies for improving measurement procedures. Beginning with a presentation of random variables and the expected value of a random variable, the book covers such topics as: the definition of reliability as a coefficient and possible uses of a coefficient; the notion of parallel tests so as to make possible the estimation of a reliability coefficient for a set of measurements; what to do when parallel tests are not available; what factors affect the reliability coefficient; and how to estimate the standard error of measurement. Aimed at giving readers a nontechnical treatment of classical reliability theory, the book also includes end of chapter exercises as well as boxes that give more in-depth coverage of major topics or that provide algebraic proofs.
Introduction A Brief Statistical Interlude The Basic Theory Reliability Estimating the Reliability Coefficient Experiments and Formulas for Estimating a Reliability Coefficient Factors Affecting the Reliability Coefficient Estimating the Standard Error of Measurement Special Topics Involving Reliability An Evaluation of Classical Reliability Theory
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