Measurement in health behavior : methods for research and education /

Di Iorio, Colleen Konicki

Measurement in health behavior : methods for research and education / Colleen Konicki Di Iorio. - 1st ed. - San Francisco : Jossey-Bass, 2005. - xxv, 306 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 290-296).

Introduction to measurement -- Types of measures -- Measurement error -- Survey development -- Knowledge tests -- Theory and measurement -- Item writing and scaling -- Review of statistical concepts -- Fundamentals of reliability -- Reliability assessment and item analysis -- Validity -- Factor analysis -- Item response theory.

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Health behavior--Measurement.
Health behavior--Research--Methodology.
Health Behavior.
Data Collection.
Reproducibility of Results.
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