Exploring Rating Scale Functioning for Survey Research

Chapter 1: What is Rating Scale Analysis? Chapter 2: Rasch Models for Rating Scale Analysis Chapter 3: Illustration of Rating Scale Analysis with Polytomous Rasch Models Chapter 4: Non-Rasch IRT Models for Rating Scale Analysis Chapter 5: Nonparametric Measurement Models for Rating Scale Analysis Chapter 6: Summary and Resources for Further Study

This book makes a valuable contribution to the field of rating scale analysis, and one that methodologists in the field of psychometrics should strongly consider. -- Mark Ellickson Wind takes the complex topic of evaluating rating scales, and explains the core issues researchers must address throughout the process. -- Charles P. Kost II This book comprehensively covers the analytical models and techniques for rating scale analysis. The author uses plain and clear language to explain all the models, equations, and illustrations of rating scale analysis in the book. I appreciate that the author makes the data and all software scripts available. -- Yi-Hsin Chen This book includes much good content will help students and researchers with their survey research, along with some great examples. -- Jingshun Zhang