Measurement, Design, and Analysis: An Integrated Approach [Hardcover]

Elazar J. Pedhazur (Author), Liora Pedhazur Schmelkin (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 1, 1991 | ISBN-10: 0805810633 | ISBN-13: 978-0805810639 | Edition: Student

In textbooks and courses in statistics, substantive and measurement issues are rarely, if at all, considered. Similarly, textbooks and courses in measurement virtually ignore design and analytic questions, and research design textbooks and courses pay little attention to analytic and measurement issues. This fragmentary approach fosters a lack of appreciation of the interrelations and interdependencies among the various aspects of the research endeavor. Pedhazur and Schmelkin's goal is to help readers become proficient in these aspects of research and their interrelationships, and to use that information in a more integrated manner. The authors offer extensive commentaries on inputs and outputs of computer programs in the context of the topics presented. Both the organization of the book and the style of presentation allow for much flexibility in choice, sequence, and degree of sophistication with which topics are dealt.

Editorial Reviews

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The measurement chapters are very well done....I think [this book is] excellent.
—Contemporary Psychology

A true asset of the book, and a marvelous resource for students and researchers alike, is the extensive citation of relevant references to guide the reader in acquiring additional knowledge on selected topics....an exceptionally readable book, with much to offer as a text for an introductory graduate sequence in research methods and statistics.
—Journal of the American Statistical Association

...the richness of each topical discussion allows exploration in several directions and in depth with the goal of interpreting data (wherever they are found) in an intelligent thoughtful manner. Excellent! It belongs on one's desk within arm's length.
—Perceptual and Motor Skills

...a good and very useful book to have, not in the least because it makes explicit so many obvious but often neglected issues in doing research....a helpful companion for scientists intent on improving their research and assessing the research of others.
—Psychologica Belgica

Product Details

• Hardcover: 840 pages
• Publisher: Psychology Press; Student edition (May 1, 1991)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0805810633
• ISBN-13: 978-0805810639
• Product Dimensions: 10.3 x 7.4 x 2.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.3 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #410,631 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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20 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Definitive Reference on Statistics for Researchers, October 29, 2001

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Daniel Moody (Melbourne, Australia) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Measurement, Design, and Analysis: An Integrated Approach (Hardcover)

This is an essential book for anyone doing advanced postgraduate research (especially PhD level). It is quite heavy reading but is a definitive reference on the use, interpretation and reporting of statistics, including lots of little known information about effect size, sample sizes, statistical power not covered in standard texts.

Best of all, it exposes lots of common misconceptions and mistakes committed in most published research - after reading this book, you will be amazed how often these mistakes are made even in papers published in top journals. You can be pretty sure that if you satisfy the (very rigorous) requirements of this book, that your thesis will get past any examiner!

A statistics book written FOR researchers BY researchers (rather than statisticians)

15 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Broad, comprehensive introduction, January 2, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: Measurement, Design, and Analysis: An Integrated Approach (Hardcover)

This is a very wide-ranging work, covering elements of psychometrics as well as statistics to the level of structural equation models. The book has a nice introductory tone, and should be easily grasped by most graduate students. Some of the information on CFA and SEM is now a bit dated. I smiled when I read the other reviewer's comments about Pedhazur's notable cynicism; I share his cynical view, having seen a multitude of published papers that were just garbage because the analyses were not thoughtful. Pedhazur's cynicism should be seen as a warning, and not taken beyond that, in my opinion.

9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Comprehensive Invalvuable Reference for Statistical Research, March 2, 2002

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C. Towner "HP" (Manassas VA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Measurement, Design, and Analysis: An Integrated Approach (Hardcover)

This outstanding textbook is a "One Stop Shop" for the majority of essential topics for researchers with a statistical background. Exhaustive. Personnel without an anaylitical/technical background may find it hard to use. As a reference for someone doing a Phd, it is a book you'll refer to again and again.