A Course in Rasch Measurement Theory Measuring in the Educational, Social and Health Sciences /

• Main Authors: Andrich, David (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut), Marais, Ida (http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Singapore : Springer Singapore : Imprint: Springer, 2019.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2019.
• Series: Springer Texts in Education,
• Subjects: Education-Research.; Social sciences.; Statistics .; Assessment.; Psychometrics.; Study skills.; Research Methods in Education.; Methodology of the Social Sciences.; Statistics for Social Sciences, Humanities, Law.; Assessment, Testing and Evaluation.; Research Skills.

This book applies Rasch measurement theory to the fields of education, psychology, sociology, marketing and health outcomes in order to measure various social constructs. The chief focus is on first principles of both the theory and its applications. Because software is readily available to carry ou...