Measurement for the Social Sciences
John R. Rossiter
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Hardback. This book proposes a revolutionary new theory of construct measurement for the social sciences, founded in rationality rather than empiricism. The new theory can be used to design measures of constructs in a range of disciplines from marketing to psychology. Num Pages: 169 pages, 40 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: JH; JMBT; KJS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 165 x 15. Weight in Grams: 442.
This book proposes a revolutionary new theory of construct measurement – called C-OAR-SE – for the social sciences. The acronym is derived from the following key elements: construct definition; object representation; attribute classification; rater entity identification; selection of item type; enumeration and scoring. The new theory is applicable to the design of measures of constructs in: • Management • Marketing • Information Systems • Organizational Behavior • Psychology • Sociology C-OAR-SE is a rationally rather than empirically-based theory and procedure. It can be used for designing measures of the most complex and also the most basic constructs that we use ... Read more
This book proposes a revolutionary new theory of construct measurement – called C-OAR-SE – for the social sciences. The acronym is derived from the following key elements: construct definition; object representation; attribute classification; rater entity identification; selection of item type; enumeration and scoring. The new theory is applicable to the design of measures of constructs in: • Management • Marketing • Information Systems • Organizational Behavior • Psychology • Sociology C-OAR-SE is a rationally rather than empirically-based theory and procedure. It can be used for designing measures of the most complex and also the most basic constructs that we use ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
Number of pages
169
Condition
New
Number of Pages
169
Place of Publication
New York, NY, United States
ISBN
9781441971579
SKU
V9781441971579
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About John R. Rossiter
John R. Rossiter (B.Psych.Hons., W.A.; M.Sc. Marketing, U.C.L.A.; Ph.D. Communications, Penn.) is a Research Professor in the Department of Management and Marketing, University of Wollongong, Australia, and also Visiting Professor of Marketing in the Institute for Brand and Communication Research, Bergische Universit�t Wuppertal, Germany. An expert in marketing communications and measurement theory, he has held full-time appointments at The Wharton ... Read more
Reviews for Measurement for the Social Sciences
Aus den Rezensionen: "... Das Buch ist flott geschrieben und fur alle geeignet, die mit Skalenkonstruktion zu tun haben. Besondere formale Vorkenntnisse sind nicht vonnoten. Die Beispiele stammen aus verschiedenen sozialwissenschaftlichen Disziplinen. Auch fur Jemanden, der stark von der Philosophie der explorativen Datenanalyse gepragt, ist das Buch ein Gewinn, da es einen kritischen Geist schafft, um statistisch generierte Skalen zu ... Read more