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Asked 13 September 2022
  • Central Sericulture Research & Training Institute, Central Silk Board, Pampore

Which is the best books to learn scale construction techniques in social science research except Edwards?

Name of the book along with its availability in India

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Mohialdeen Alotumi
Sana'a University
There are various interesting books that render guidance on scale development. Here are some good reads.
DeVellis, R. F., & Thorpe, C. T. (2022). Scale development: Theory and applications (5th ed.). SAGE. https://us.sagepub.com/en-us/nam/scale-development/book269114
Furr, R. M. (2011). Scale construction and psychometrics for social and personality psychology . SAGE. https://methods.sagepub.com/book/scale-construction-and-psychometrics-for-social-and-personality-psychology
Irwing, P., Booth, T., & Hughes, D. J. (Eds.). (2018). The Wiley handbook of psychometric testing: A multidisciplinary reference on survey, scale and test development. Wiley. https://doi.org/10.1002/9781118489772
Johnson, R. L., & Morgan, G. B. (2016). Survey scales: A guide to development, analysis, and reporting. The Guilford Press. https://www.routledge.com/Survey-Scales-A-Guide-to-Development-Analysis-and-Reporting/Johnson-Morgan/p/book/9781462526963
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