Assessing Measurement Invariance for Applied Research (Educational and Psychological Testing in a Global Context)

Wells, Craig S.

ISBN 10: 1108485227 / ISBN 13: 9781108485227

Published by Cambridge University Press, 2021

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Assessing Measurement Invariance for Applied Research (Educational and Psychological Testing in a Global Context)
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication Date: 2021
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1108485227
• ISBN 13: 9781108485227
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

This book focuses on the practical application of statistical techniques for assessing measurement invariance with less emphasis on theoretical development or exposition. Instead, it describes the methods using a pedagogical framework followed by extensive illustrations that demonstrate how to use software to analyze real data. The chapters illustrate the practical methods to assess measurement invariance and shows how to apply them to a range of data. The computer syntax and data sets used in this book are available for download here: people.umass.edu/cswells.

About the Author

Craig S. Wells is a professor in the Research, Educational Measurement, and Psychometrics Program at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, where he teaches courses on statistics and psychometrics. He co-edited Educational Measurement: From Foundations to Future (2016) and was President of the Northeastern Educational Research Association in 2017.