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Elaborated Test Bank for Psychological Testing Principles, Applications and Issues 9Ed.by Robert M. Kaplan Dennis P. Saccuzzo.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Part I: Principles

Chapter 1: Introduction

Basic Concepts What A Test Is Types Of Tests Overview Of The Book Principles Of Psychological Testing Applications Of Psychological Testing Issues Of Psychological Testing Historical Perspective Early Antecedents Charles Darwin And Individual Differences Experimental Psychology And Psychophysical Measurement The Evolution Of Intelligence And Standardized Achievement Tests

Personality Tests: 1920–1940

The Emergence Of New Approaches To Personality Testing The Period Of Rapid Changes In The Status Of Testing The Current Environment Summary

Chapter 2: Norms And Basic Statistics For Testing

Why We Need Statistics Scales Of Measurement Properties Of Scales Types Of Scales Permissible Operations Frequency Distributions Percentile Ranks Percentiles Describing Distributions Mean Standard Deviation Z Score Standard Normal Distribution Mccall’s T Quartiles And Deciles Norms Age-related Norms Tracking Criterion-referenced Tests Summary

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Prof.Exams The Scatter Diagram Correlation Regression The Regression Line The Best-fitting Line Testing The Statistical Significance Of A Correlation Coefficient How To Interpret A Regression Plot Other Correlation Coefficients Terms And Issues In The Use Of Correlation Residual Standard Error Of Estimate Coefficient Of Determination Coefficient Of Alienation Shrinkage Cross Validation The Correlation-causation Problem Third Variable Explanation Restricted Range Multivariate Analysis (optional General Approach An Example Using Multiple Regression Discriminant Analysis Factor Analysis Summary Appendix 3.1: Calculation Of A Regression Equation And A Correlation Coefficient Calculation Of A Regression Equation (data From Table 3.5)

Chapter 4: Reliability

History And Theory Of Reliability Conceptualization Of Error Spearman’s Early Studies Basics Of Test Score Theory The Domain Sampling Model Item Response Theory Models Of Reliability Sources Of Error

Time Sampling: The Test–retest Method

Item Sampling: Parallel Forms Method

Split-half Method Kr20 Formula Coefficient Alpha Reliability Of A Difference Score Reliability In Behavioral Observation Studies

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