Advanced psychometric methods for developing and evaluating cut-point-based indicators

Child Indicators Research

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 101-126

  Carle, Adam Christopher ^a   Blumberg, Stephen J ^b   Moore, Kristin A ^c   Mbwana, Kassim ^c  

^a CINCINNATI CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR HEALTH STATISTICS   (United States)

^c CHILD TRENDS   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavior problems; Confirmatory factor analysis; Cut points; Indicators; Item response theory; Modern test theory; National Survey of Children's Health; Positive social skills; Psychometrics; Social and behavioral competence

Indexed keywords

EID: 79960843089     PISSN: 1874897X     EISSN: 18748988     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12187-010-9075-1     Document Type: Review

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