Measurement in health behavior : methods for research and education / Colleen Konicki DiIorio.

By:

Di Iorio, Colleen Konicki, 1947-

Material type: Text

TextPublisher: San Francisco : Jossey-Bass, c2005Description: p. ; cmISBN:

0787970972 (alk. paper)

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

362.1072 22

LOC classification:

RA776.9 .D54 2005

NLM classification:

W 85

Contents:

1. Introduction to measurement -- 2. Types of measures -- 3. Measurement error -- 4. Survey development -- 5. Knowledge tests -- 6. Theory and measurement -- 7. Item writing and scaling -- 8. Review of statistical concepts -- 9. Fundamentals of reliability -- 10. Reliability assessment and item analysis -- 11. Validity -- 12. Factor analysis -- 13. Item response theory.

Review: "Measurement in Health Behavior is a practical, step-by-step introduction to the wide variety of measurement methods in the field of health behavior research. The text addresses the practical issues related to the development of measures of health behavior and provides information on how to conduct the reliability and validity tests." "Measurement in Health Behavior offers faculty, students, researchers, and public health professionals the information they need to improve their knowledge of instrument development and testing and their understanding of reliability and validity testing discussed in articles and reports. The book also helps improve students' and professionals' ability to conduct basic tests for reliability and validity and hones their skills in interpreting the results of data analysis. Based on data collected from the author's more than ten years of research and program development, Measurement in Health Behavior provides realistic examples from the public health arena to clearly demonstrate the book's concepts."--BOOK JACKET.

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

"Measurement in Health Behavior is a practical, step-by-step introduction to the wide variety of measurement methods in the field of health behavior research. The text addresses the practical issues related to the development of measures of health behavior and provides information on how to conduct the reliability and validity tests." "Measurement in Health Behavior offers faculty, students, researchers, and public health professionals the information they need to improve their knowledge of instrument development and testing and their understanding of reliability and validity testing discussed in articles and reports. The book also helps improve students' and professionals' ability to conduct basic tests for reliability and validity and hones their skills in interpreting the results of data analysis. Based on data collected from the author's more than ten years of research and program development, Measurement in Health Behavior provides realistic examples from the public health arena to clearly demonstrate the book's concepts."--BOOK JACKET.

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