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Scale Development: Theory and Applications, by Robert F. DeVellis and new co-author Carolyn T. Thorpe, demystifies measurement by emphasizing a logical rather than strictly mathematical understanding of concepts. The Fifth Edition includes a... Read Full Overview

In the Fourth Edition of Scale Development, Robert F. DeVellis demystifies measurement by emphasizing a logical rather than strictly mathematical understanding of concepts. The text supports readers in comprehending newer

This book presents complex concepts in a way that helps students to understand the logic underlying the creation, use, and evaluation of measurement instruments and to develop a more intuitive feel for how scales work. Robert DeVellis demystifies measurement by relating it to... Read Full Overview

Written at an accessible level, Scale Development, Second Edition guides the reader toward the identification of the latent variable, the generation of an item pool, the format for measurement and the optimization of the scale length. Using exercises to illustrate the concepts,... Read Full Overview

Measurement -- the way researchers quantify the observations they have made about people, objects, events, or even processes -- is a fundamental activity of science. One of the main frustrations researchers have experienced in measurement is the lack of an appropriate instrument... Read Full Overview

Written at an accessible level, Scale Development, guides the reader toward the identification of the latent variable, the generation of an item pool, the format for measurement and the optimization of the scale length. Using exercises to illustrate the concepts, the text also... Read Full Overview

Measurement -- the way researchers quantify the observations they have made about people, objects, events, or even processes -- is a fundamental activity of science. One of the main frustrations researchers have experienced in measurement is the lack of an appropriate instrument... Read Full Overview