{"product_id":"reliability-for-the-social-sciences-theory-and-applications-9780803943254","title":"Reliability for the Social Sciences: Theory and Applications","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Ross E. Traub\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Sage Publications\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Sage Publications\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Methodology\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHow can social scientists assess the reliability of the measures derived from tests and questionnaires? Through an illustrative review of the principles of classical reliability theory, Ross E Traub explores some general strategies for improving measurement procedures. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBeginning with a presentation of random variables and the expected value of a random variable, the book covers such topics as: the definition of reliability as a coefficient and possible uses of a coefficient; the notion of parallel tests so as to make possible the estimation of a reliability coefficient for a set of measurements; what to do when parallel tests are \u003ci\u003enot \u003c\/i\u003eavailable; what factors affect the reliability coefficient; and how to estimate the\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sage Publications","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45457208017047,"sku":"9780803943254","price":12819.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780803943254.webp?v=1769292986","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/reliability-for-the-social-sciences-theory-and-applications-9780803943254","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}