330.657.01 STATISTICS FOR PSYCHOSOCIAL RESEARCH: MEASUREMENT

Presents quantitative approaches to measurement in the psychological and social sciences. Topics include the principles of psychometrics, including reliability and validity; the statistical basis for latent variable analysis, including exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis and latent class analysis; and item response theory. Draws examples from the social sciences, including stress and distress, social class and socioeconomic status, personality; consumer satisfaction, functional impairment and disability, quality of life, and the measurement of overall health status. Intended for doctoral students.

Upon successfully completing this course, students will be able to read and evaluate scientific articles as regards measurement in public health; to design simple measurement protocols; to design and conduct studies of reliability and validity; and to conduct and present standard quantitative analyses of measurement accuracy.