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Informationen zum Autor Robert E. McGrath, PhD, is a professor of psychology at Fairleigh Dickinson University, where he currently directs both the doctoral program in clinical psychology and the master of science program in clinical psychopharmacology. He received his doctorate in clinical psychology in 1984 from Auburn University. He has since authored approximately 150 publications and presentations, primarily in the areas of assessment and measurement, statistical methodology, and professional issues in pharmacotherapy. Dr. McGrath has been a candidate for president of APA, served on the APA Division 12 (Society of Clinical Psychology) Committee on Science and Practice, and is a former president of APA Division 55 (American Society for the Advancement of Pharmacotherapy). He is the three-time winner of the Martin Mayman Award presented by the Society for Personality Assessment for contributions to the literature on personality assessment. Klappentext Using the organizing principle that quantitative methods are the building blocks of models, this book focuses on models of inference, models of measurement, and the modelling of psychological phenomena. With clear prose and a reader-friendly format, McGrath introduces a conceptual framework for the entire spectrum of quantitative modelling procedures used in psychology while providing a solid grounding in its methods and practices. Zusammenfassung Robert E. McGrath offers a comprehensive survey of quantitative methods and concepts in psychology that covers everything needed at the graduate level and beyond. Inhaltsverzeichnis PrefaceIntroductionI. Models of InferencePreliminary Concepts in InferenceSignificance TestingNull Hypothesis Significance TestingPractical Issues in Null Hypothesis Significance TestingAlternatives to Null Hypothesis Significance TestingII. Models of MeasurementModels of Measurement ErrorLatent-Variable ModelsIII. Structural ModelingPreliminary Concepts in Structural ModelingModeling Psychological PhenomenaReferencesIndexAbout the Author...
