The New Psychometrics: Science, Psychology and Measurement [Hardcover]

Paul Kline (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0415187516 | ISBN-13: 978-0415187510 | Publication Date: August 25, 1998 | Edition: 1

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.

Editorial Reviews

Review

It is important reading for those who use psychological tests for real-life purposes As usual, Kline succeeds in making the issues clear and interesting I think that this is one of the most important books that he has written in recent years. It deserves to be widely read, particularly by practitioners. - Colin Cooper, Queens University Belfast, British Journal of Psychiatry

This is a remarkable book by a remarkable author. It is also slim, clearly written and presented, but so full of implications for the future continuance of individual differences research, that it is at once mandatory reading for any student or faculty member who claims to be studying individual differences in the manner of an investigative scientist. - Tom OConnor, Institute of Psychiatry, Personality and Individual Differences

One cannot fail to be impressed by the simplicity and clarity of the argument. Its implications for future research cannot be over-emphasised and has already ignited controversy in the field of individual differences ... This is a book that will fundamentally change the way we pursue psychological investigation - buy it and hear Klines message. - Cathal McCrory, Queens University Belfast, British Journal of Educational Psychology

Product Details

• Hardcover: 240 pages
• Publisher: Routledge; 1 edition (August 25, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0415187516
• ISBN-13: 978-0415187510
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 6.3 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 15.2 ounces
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,105,592 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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