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This chapter provides a general introduction of network modeling in psychometrics. The chapter starts with an introduction to the statistical model formulation of pairwise Markov random fields (PMRF), followed by an introduction of the PMRF suitable for binary data: the Ising model.
Epskamp, S.+3 more
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Psychometrics: Trust, but Verify
There is a continued mandate for practicing evidence-based medicine and the prerequisite rigorous analysis of the comparative effectiveness of alternative treatments. There is also an increasing emphasis on delivering value-based health care. Both these high priorities and their related endeavors require correct information about the outcomes of care ...
Thomas R. Vetter, Catherine Cubbin
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When it originated in the late 19th century, psychometrics was a field with both a scientific and a social mission: Psychometrics provided new methods for research into individual differences and at the same time considered these methods a means of creating a new social order.
Wijsen, Lisa D+2 more
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Determine the most effective rapid automatized naming tasks (RAN) for discrimination of Persian language students with and without dyslexia [PDF]
The purpose of the present study was determining the most effective speed naming tasks for discrimination of Persian language students with and without dyslexia.
Mahdi Abdollahzadeh Rafi+1 more
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Psychometric Research: Modern Methods and New Opportunities for Education
Qualitative measurement is a fundamental requirement for research practice in the social sciences. The quality of measurements determines the validity of the interpretations, conclusions and decisions we can make based on the data obtained from the ...
Елена Карданова+1 more
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A Tutorial on Mechanical Decision-Making for Personnel and Educational Selection
In decision-making, it is important not only to use the correct information but also to combine information in an optimal way. There are robust research findings that a mechanical combination of information for personnel and educational selection matches
Rob R. Meijer+3 more
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Balanced time perspective (BTP) describes a tendency to focus on past, present and future time horizons that fosters well-being and positive life outcomes. Deviation from the balanced time perspective is a widespread method to measure the balance, but it
Konrad S. Jankowski+2 more
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Psychometrics and Cognitive Research: Contradictions and Possibility for Cooperation
The article considered several issues of the relationships between cognitive psychology and psychometrics. Cognitive psychology has mainly developed within experimental paradigm in psychology, whereas psychometrics has developed within a different ...
Юлия Кузьмина
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Estimating psychometric functions from adaptive designs [PDF]
An adaptive design adjusts dynamically as information is accrued and a consequence of applying an adaptive design is the potential for inducing small-sample bias in estimates. In psychometrics and psychophysics, a common class of studies investigate a subject's ability to perform a task as a function of the stimulus intensity, meaning the amount or ...
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Power of Probability in Psychometrics. Review of the book “Bayesian Psychometric Modeling“
The emergence and development of Bayesian psychometrics is a result of psychometrics' desire to reduce measurement error. This book is the first to present a systematic description of the Bayesian approach in psychometric research.
Ирина Угланова
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