Provides an introduction to the fundamentals of scaling theory and construction, focusing on a variety of unidimensional scaling models. The authors present an overview and comparative analysis of such techniques as Thurstone scaling, Likert scaling, Guttman scaling, and unfolding theory, with emphasis on their varying conceptions of dimensionality.
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Among the many changes that have occurred in American politics since the mid-1960s, none is perhaps as potentially significant as the sharp decline in citizens' trust in government (Miller, 1974a, 1974b; Jennings and Niemi, 1981). Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
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Among the many changes that have occurred in American politics since the mid-1960s, none is perhaps as potentially significant as the sharp decline in citizens' trust in government (Miller, 1974a, 1974b; Jennings and Niemi, 1981). Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
unidimensional scaling models, unidimensional unfolding model, preferential choice data, contrived item, item trace lines, discriminal process, unidimensional space, observed response pattern, unfolding theory, item marginals, scalogram analysis, cumulative model, cumulative scale, guttman scale, dichotomous items, final scale, total scale score, unidimensional models, latent structure analysis, underlying continuum, four stimuli, verbal habits, preference orderings, perfect scale, political trust New!
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- Reliability and Validity Assessment (Quantitative Applications in the Social Sciences) by Edward G. Carmines in Front Matter, Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Scaling: A Sourcebook for Behavioral Scientists by Gary M. Maranell in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Tests of Significance (Quantitative Applications in the Social Sciences) by Ramon E. Henkel in Back Matter
- Research Designs (Quantitative Applications in the Social Sciences) by Paul E. Spector in Back Matter
- Public Opinion and the Individual by Gardner Murphy in Back Matter
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- Data Theory and Dimensional Analysis (Quantitative Applications in the Social Sciences) by William G. Jacoby on 4 pages
- Multiple Attribute Decision Making: An Introduction (Quantitative Applications in the Social Sciences) by K . Paul Yoon on page 63, and Back Matter
- Surveys In Social Research (Social Research Today) by David de Vaus on page 196, and Back Matter
- Introduction to Factor Analysis: What It Is and How To Do It (Quantitative Applications in the Social Sciences) by Jae-On Kim in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Test Item Bias (Quantitative Applications in the Social Sciences) by Steven J. Osterlind in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
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