Introduction to the Taxometric Method: A Practical Guide

Ruscio, John

ISBN 10: 0805847499 / ISBN 13: 9780805847499

Published by Psychology Press, 2006

About this Item

A practical guide to taxometric research, it provides a comprehensive introduction to the method. It covers a range of analytic techniques, describing their logic and implementation as well as what is known about their performance from systematic study. It includes an accompanying CD that provides programs for performing taxometric analyses. Num Pages: 362 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JHBC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 635. . 2006. 1st Edition. hardcover. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Introduction to the Taxometric Method: A Practical Guide
• Publisher: Psychology Press
• Publication Date: 2006
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0805847499
• ISBN 13: 9780805847499
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

Introduction to the Taxometric Method is a user-friendly, practical guide to taxometric research. Drawing from both classic and contemporary research, it provides a comprehensive introduction to the method. With helpful tools and guidance, the book is intended to teach those new to the method, as well as those already familiar with it, tips on how to conduct and evaluate taxometric investigations. The book covers a broad range of analytic techniques, describing their logic and implementation as well as what is known about their performance from systematic study.

The book opens with the background material essential to understanding the research problems that the taxometric method addresses. The authors then explain the data requirements of taxometric analysis, the logic of each procedure, factors that can influence results and lead to misinterpretations, suggestions for choosing the best procedures, and methodological safeguards to prevent erroneous conclusions. Illustrative examples of each procedure and consistency test demonstrate how to perform analyses and interpret results using a variety of data sets. A checklist of conceptual and methodological issues that should be addressed in any investigation is included. The downloadable resources provide a variety of programs for performing taxometric analyses along with simulations and analyses of data sets.

Introduction to the Taxometric Method is ideal for researchers and students conducting or evaluating taxometric studies in the social and behavioral sciences, especially those in clinical and personality psychology, as well as those in the physical sciences, education, biology, and beyond. The book also serves as a text for courses on this method, or as a supplement in psychological assessment, statistics, or research methods courses.Familiarity with taxometrics is not assumed.

About the Author

John Ruscio - Elizabethtown College, Nick Haslam - University of Melbourne, Ayelet Meron Ruscio - Harvard Medical School