Series Editor Introduction |
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Acknowledgments |
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About the Author |
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Accompanying Website |
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1 What Is Rating Scale Analysis? |
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What Is Item Response Theory? |
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IRT for Rating Scale Data |
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4 | (1) |
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What Is Rating Scale Analysis? |
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How Is Rating Scale Analysis Different From Other Survey Analyses? |
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What Are the Requirements for Rating Scale Analysis? |
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How Should Researchers Select a Model for Rating Scale Analysis? |
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What Can Be Learned From Rating Scale Analysis? |
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What Will This Book Help Researchers Do With Their Data? |
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Introduction to Example Data |
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17 | (1) |
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Resources for Further Study |
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18 | (1) |
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2 Rasch Models for Rating Scale Analysis |
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What Is Rasch Measurement Theory? |
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19 | (8) |
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20 | (3) |
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Polytomous Rasch Models for Rating Scale Analysis |
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23 | (2) |
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Why Are Polytomous Rasch Models Useful for Rating Scale Analysis? |
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25 | (2) |
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Rasch Models for Rating Scale Analysis |
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27 | (11) |
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27 | (1) |
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Application of the RSM to the CES-D Scale Data |
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28 | (1) |
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Preliminary Analysis: Model-Data Fit |
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29 | (5) |
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Partial Credit Model (PCM) |
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38 | (3) |
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Application of the PCM to the CES-D Data |
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40 | (1) |
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Extending the Rating Scale and Partial Credit Models: The Many-Facet Rasch Model (MFRM) |
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41 | (4) |
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Application of the PC-MFRM to the CES-D Data |
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44 | (1) |
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45 | (3) |
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3 Illustration of Rating Scale Analysis With Polytomous Rasch Models |
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Rating Scale Analysis With the Rating Scale Model |
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48 | (13) |
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Rating Scale Category Ordering |
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50 | (4) |
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Rating Scale Category Precision |
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54 | (6) |
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Rating Scale Category Comparability |
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60 | (1) |
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Rating Scale Analysis With the Partial Credit Model |
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61 | (10) |
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Category Ordering Indices |
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61 | (5) |
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Rating Scale Category Precision |
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66 | (4) |
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Rating Scale Category Comparability |
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70 | (1) |
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Rating Scale Analyses With the Partial Credit Many-Facet Rasch Model |
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71 | (11) |
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Category Ordering Indices |
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72 | (2) |
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Rating Scale Category Precision |
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74 | (8) |
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82 | (2) |
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84 | (3) |
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4 Non-Rasch IRT Models for Rating Scale Analysis |
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Rating Scale Analysis Using Polytomous IRT Models With Slope Parameters |
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88 | (5) |
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Generalized Partial Credit Model |
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90 | (3) |
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93 | (3) |
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Rating Scale Category Ordering |
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96 | (3) |
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Average Participant Locations Within Rating Scale Categories |
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96 | (1) |
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Logit-Scale Location Estimates of Item-Specific Rating Scale Category Thresholds |
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97 | (1) |
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Ordering of Item-Specific Category Probability Curves |
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98 | (1) |
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Rating Scale Category Precision |
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99 | (5) |
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Distance Between Item-Specific Threshold Location Estimates on the Logit Scale |
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99 | (1) |
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Distinct Item-Specific Category Probability Curves |
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100 | (4) |
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104 | (5) |
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Illustration of Rating Scale Analysis With the Graded Response Model |
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107 | (2) |
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109 | (1) |
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Rating Scale Category Ordering |
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110 | (1) |
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Average Participant Locations Within Item-Specific Rating Scale Categories for Individual Items |
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111 | (1) |
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Rating Scale Category Precision |
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111 | (6) |
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Distance Between Rating Scale Category Threshold Estimates on the Logit Scale for Individual Items |
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111 | (1) |
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Plots of Cumulative Category Probabilities for Individual Items |
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112 | (5) |
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Plots of Individual Category Probabilities for Individual Items |
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117 | (1) |
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117 | (2) |
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119 | (6) |
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5 Nonparametric Measurement Models for Rating Scale Analysis |
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125 | (25) |
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126 | (1) |
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Overview of Mokken Models for Rating Scale Data |
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127 | (11) |
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Polytomous Monotone Homogeneity Model |
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127 | (7) |
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Polytomous Double Monotonicity Model |
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134 | (4) |
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Rating Scale Category Ordering |
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138 | (2) |
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Average Participant Restscores Within Rating Scale Categories for Individual Items |
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138 | (1) |
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Counts of Item-Specific Violations of Category Monotonicity |
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139 | (1) |
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Graphical Displays of Cumulative Category Monotonicity for Individual Items |
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139 | (1) |
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Rating Scale Category Precision |
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140 | (5) |
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Distinct Cumulative Category Probabilities for Individual Items |
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140 | (4) |
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Discriminating Item-Specific Cumulative Category Probabilities |
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144 | (1) |
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145 | (2) |
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147 | (3) |
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6 Summary and Resources for Further Study |
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150 | (21) |
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What Is Rating Scale Analysis? |
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150 | (1) |
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Summary of Previous Chapters |
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151 | (2) |
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How Should a Researcher Select a Model for Rating Scale Analysis? |
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153 | (3) |
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153 | (1) |
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Practical Goals for Rating Scale Analysis |
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154 | (2) |
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Considerations Related to Audience |
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156 | (1) |
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Practical Takeaways: How Can a Researcher Use Results From Rating Scale Analysis? |
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156 | (4) |
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What Should I Do If My Scale Categories Are Disordered? |
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156 | (2) |
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What Should I Do If My Scale Categories Are Imprecise? |
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158 | (1) |
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How Do I Know If My Neutral Category Is Meaningful? |
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159 | (1) |
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Resources for Further Study |
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160 | (3) |
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Methodological Research on Rating Scale Analysis |
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160 | (1) |
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Examples of Applications of Rating Scale Analysis to Real Survey Data |
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160 | (3) |
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163 | (8) |
Tables |
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171 | (10) |
Glossary |
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181 | (4) |
References |
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185 | (8) |
Index |
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