The New Psychometrics: Science, Psychology and Measurement Revised Edition Contributor(s): Kline, Paul (Author) |
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ISBN: 0415228212 ISBN-13: 9780415228213 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $66.45 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: March 2000 Annotation: Psychological testing is increasingly used in selection and appraisal. "The New Psychometrics" shows that although the results are useful, their scientific basis is weak. Paul Kline reveals that many psychological factors are little more than statistical descriptions of particular sets of data and have little or no real significance. However, truly scientific forms of measurement could be developed using measurement theory, to create a new psychometrics. |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Psychology | Assessment, Testing & Measurement - Medical | Mental Health |
Dewey: 150.151 |
Series: Science, Psychology and Measurement |
Physical Information: 0.7" H x 6.2" W x 9.36" (0.81 lbs) 238 pages |
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Publisher Description: Many psychological factors are little more than statistical descriptions of particular sets of data and have no real significance. Paul Kline uses his long and extensive knowledge of psychological measurement to argue that truly scientific forms of measurement could be developed to create a new psychometrics. This would transform the basis of psychology and change it from a social science to a pure science. |