PSYCHOLOGICAL MEASUREMENT AND PREDICTION. PART IV, THE RELIABILITY OF MEASURES,

Abstract

It has been recognized for some years that psychological measurement or psychometrics is concerned primarily with the entity mode of a two mode data matrix, while psychological scaling has been concerned with the attribute mode. Obviously, the two are inextricably interrelated, as the more sophisticated developments in factor analysis have made abundantly explicit. In spite of this interdependence an opaque, or at best a translucent, curtain continues to hang between psychometric and scaling activities. It is hoped that this series of reports may be followed by full scale programs to integrate the two fields of investigation, and that recent major developments in multimode factor analysis may lead to further integration of psychometric and scaling theory with learning theory and developmental psychology. Obviously, these latter involve the occasion mode of a three mode data matrix. This report is concerned with the reliability and validity of measurement.

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1964
Accession Number
AD0608935

Entities

People

  • Paul Horst

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Behavioral Disciplines And Activities
  • Data Science
  • Factor Analysis
  • Information Science
  • Learning
  • Measurement
  • Multimode
  • Psychological Phenomena And Processes
  • Psychological Tests
  • Psychology
  • Reliability

Fields of Study

  • Psychology

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