1. Selecting, developing, and evaluating research instruments.
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Switzer, G. E., Wisniewski, S. R., Belle, S. H., Dew, M. A., and Schultz, R.
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PSYCHOMETRICS , *RESEARCH , *SOCIAL sciences , *PSYCHOLOGY - Abstract
Abstract The goal of this paper is to provide researchers who are not experts in psychometric theory with a concise guide to instrument selection, development and evaluation. Issues of context factors related to the setting or population in which an instrument will be used and psychometrics the functioning of an instrument within a given context are reviewed and discussed. Finally, four categories or types of instruments, and the psychometric analyses that are necessary for establishing the reliability and validity of each type, are described. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 1999
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