Measurement theory and practice: the world through quantification
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| adam_text | Titel: Measurement theory and practice
Autor: Hand, David J
Jahr: 2004
Contents
Preface ix
Acknowledgements xi
1 Introduction 1
1.1 Theneed 1
1.2 The origins 6
1.2.1 The origins of numbers 6
1.2.2 The origins of measurement 9
1.3 But is it measurement? 12
1.4 Measurement and statistics 19
1.5 Against measurement 21
1.6 Andmore 23
1.7 Thisbook 24
2 The natureof measurement 25
2.1 Introduction 25
2.2 Representational measurement 27
2.2.1 Axiom Systems 32
2.2.2 Order relationships 33
2.2.3 Additive relationships 35
2.2.4 Conjoint measurement 36
2.2.5 Uniqueness of representational measurement mappings 40
2.2.6 Alternative numerical relationships 43
2.2.7 Representing different empirical relationships 44
2.2.8 Classical measurement 49
2.3 Pragmatic measurement 52
2.4 Measurement and statistics 60
2.4.1 Meaningfulness 60
2.4.2 Alternative measurement scales 68
2.4.3 Transformations and statistics 69
2.4.4 Measuring change 71
2.5 Measurement, statistics and meaningfulness: a
twentieth-century controversy 72
2.6 Parametric versus nonparametric statistics 82
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3 The process of measurement 84
3.1 Introduction 84
3.2 Direct scaling 85
3.3 Indirect scaling 87
3.3.1 Thurstone scales 90
3.3.2 Likert scales 91
3.3.3 Guttman scaling 91
3.3.4 Coombs scaling 96
3.3.5 The Bradley-Terry model 98
3.4 Modern unidimensional scaling methods 99
3.5 Latent variable approaches to indirect modeis 103
3.5.1 The basic model 103
3.5.2 Factor analysis 107
3.5.3 Poisson modeis 109
3.5.4 Binary responses 111
3.6 More complicated modeis 115
3.7 Quantifying categorical scales 116
3.8 Item analysis 120
3.9 Multiple-choice questions 121
3.10 Conclusion 122
4 Accuracy of measurement 123
4.1 Introduction 123
4.2 Validity and reliability 129
4.2.1 Validity 131
4.2.2 Reliability 134
4.3 Inter-rater reliability 140
4.4 Other aspects of reliability 144
4.5 Squeezing the pips 145
5 Measurement in psychology 151
5.1 Introduction 151
5.2 Difficulties in psychological measurement 156
5.3 Measuring inteüigence 160
5.3.1 The Stanford-Binet Inteüigence Scale 162
5.3.2 The Wechsler Adult Inteüigence Scale (WAIS) 163
5.4 Measuring personality 163
5.5 Clinical assessment 164
5.6 Psychophysics 165
5.7 Measuring strength of attitude and opinion 168
5.8 Actuarial versus clinical methods 169
5.9 Educational testing 175
5.9.1 Scholastic Assessment Tests 177
5.9.2 Grade Inflation 177
5.10 Testequating 180
Contents vii
Measurement in medicine 182
6.1 Introduction 182
6.2 The origins of medical measurement 183
6.2.1 The individual level 183
6.2.2 The aggregate level 187
6.3 Direct measurement in medicine 187
6.4 Indirect measurement in medicine 189
6.5 Some examples of indirect medical measurement 191
6.5.1 Physical disability 191
6.5.2 Psychological health 192
6.5.3 Pain 194
6.5.4 Health-relatedqualityoflife 195
6.5.5 Measuring spinal deformity in osteoporosis 197
6.6 Measures of diagnostic accuracy 198
6.7 Measures to compare treatments 201
6.8 Conclusion 202
Measurement in the physical sciences 204
7.1 Dimensions in physics 204
7.1.1 Thehistory 204
7.1.2 The theory 206
7.1.3 Thepractice 208
7.1.3.1 Finding the forms of equations 209
7.1.3.2 Detecting errors 211
7.1.3.2.1 Examples in mathematics 211
7.1.3.2.2 Examples in statistics 212
7.2 Units of measurement 215
7.2.1 Background 215
7.2.2 The Systeme International d Unites 221
7.2.3 Length 222
7.2.4 Area 226
7.2.5 Volume and density 227
7.2.6 Weight 231
7.2.7 Pressure 234
7.2.8 Energy 234
7.2.9 Sound 235
7.2.10 Electrical and magnetic units 236
7.2.11 Time 238
7.2.12 Heat, temperature and entropy 241
7.2.13 Light and other kinds of radiation 244
7.2.14 Other measurable physical properties 245
7.2.15 Conclusion 247
Measurement in economics and the social sciences 248
8.1 Introduction 248
8.2 Performance indicators 251
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8.2.1 League tables: an example 255
8.2.2 The Research Assessment Exercise 256
8.3 Economic indicators 257
8.4 Priceindices 259
8.4.1 General 259
8.4.2 An example: the UK Retail Prices Index 267
8.5 The American Customer Satisfaction Index 268
8.6 Crime 269
8.7 Workload measurement 270
8.8 Conclusion 271
9 Measurement in other areas 272
9.1 Introduction 272
9.2 Measuring probability 272
9.3 Software metrics 275
9.4 Database management Systems 276
9.5 Informetrics 277
9.5.1 Characterizing documents 277
9.5.2 Impact factors 278
9.6 Andbeyond 278
9.7 Conclusion 279
References 281
Author index 301
Subject index 309
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