Chadha, Narender Kumar

Applied Psychometry - New Delhi Sage Publications India Pvt Ltd 2009 - 361p

includes index and biblioraphy

PART 1: MEASUREMENT IN MODERN PSYCHOLOGICAL RESEARCH 1. Basics of Measurement Theory 3 2. Errors in Measurement 21 3. Speed Test versus Power Test 39 4. Criterion for Parallel Tests 49 PART 2: THEORY AND PRACTICE OF PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTING 5. Introduction to Psychological Testing 71 6. Test Construction 87 7. Item Analysis 95 8. Scoring of Tests and Problems of Scoring 119 9. Reliability 131 10. Validity 146 11. Norms 157 PART 3: APPLICATIONS OF PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTING 12. Applications of Psychological Testing in Educational Setting 183 13. Applications of Psychological Testing in Counselling and Guidance 208 14. Applications of Psychological Testing in Clinical Settings 227 15. Applications of Psychological Testing in Organisational Setting 257 PART 4: ETHICAL ISSUES IN PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTING 16. Ethical Issues in Psychological Testing 285 PART 5: FACTOR ANALYSIS 17. Basics of Factor Analysis 18. Extraction of Factors by Centroid Method 19. Applications of Factor Analysis

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