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Comrades, I was wondering if anyone on the list might recommend a good textbook or handbook on scaling techniques for social science research (I use this term broadly). I am particularly looking for information on the development of Likert scales, Thurstone scales, and Guttman scales, as well as the statistical tools used in each. Though I've found several promising titles and have a modest background in quantitative methods, I'd like to know what you would recommend or have found immensely useful. Some specific areas that I need to look into are reliability testing, validity testing, and a general overview of the process of creating these scales. So far, I've found: Spector, Paul E. - Summated Rating Scale Construction An Introduction (Sage) Netemeyer, et al. - Scaling procedures: Issues and applications (Sage) Various online resources like: socialresearchmethods.net (good primer but lacking specificity) Thanks all, Craig Butosi, MA, MLIS, B Mus (Hons) Website: http://www.craigbutosi.ca Library: library.craigbutosi.ca _________________________________________________________ Full posting guidelines at: http://www.marxmail.org/sub.htm Set your options at: http://lists.csbs.utah.edu/options/marxism/archive%40mail-archive.com
