The Complementarity of Psychometrics and the Representational Theory of Measurement
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 8399604 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Elina Vessonen (0000-0002-5931-6267, University of Cambridge, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2020 |
| Volume | 71 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 415-442 |
| Publication date | 2020-06-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The British Journal for the Philosophy of Science (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0007-0882 • E-ISSN: 1464-3537 |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1093/bjps/axy032 |
| OpenAlex | W2791909319 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 44 |
Psychometrics and the representational theory of measurement (RTM) are widely used in social scientific measurement. They are currently pursued largely in isolation from one another. I argue that despite their separation in practice, RTM and psychometrics are complementary approaches, because they can contribute in complementary ways to the establishment of what I argue is a crucial measurement property, namely, representational interpretability. Because RTM and psychometrics are complementary in the establishment of representational interpretability, the current separation of measurement approaches is unfounded. 1. Introduction 2. Two Approaches to Measurement 2.1. Representational theory of measurement 2.2. Psychometrics 2.3. Representational interpretability 3. Complementarity, Conceptually 3.1. Representational theory of measurement: Conditions of representational interpretability 3.2. Psychometrics: Evidence of representational interpretability 4. Complementarity in Action 4.1. What is the Rasch model? 4.2. Rasch and conjoint measurement 5. Conclusion: Critics and Fruits of Complementarity
Complementarity (molecular biology) · Developmental psychology · Epistemology · Interpretability · Item response theory · Psychometrics · Rasch model · Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science · Mental Health Research Topics · Philosophy · Philosophy and History of Science · Psychology · Social Representations and Identity
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Inventing Temperature
Invariant Measurement
Rasch Models for Measurement
Simultaneous conjoint measurement
Representing and Intervening
The Rasch Model from the Perspective of the Representational Theory of Measurement
Why Psychometrics is Not Pathological
The Rasch Model and Conjoint Measurement Theory from the Perspective of Psychometrics
The Rasch paradox, conjoint measurement, and psychometrics
Applying the Rasch Model
Psychometrics versus Representational Theory of Measurement
Outline of a general model of measurement
The origins of the representational theory of measurement
A structural interpretation of measurement and some related epistemological issues
Hubris to humility
The objectivity of scientific measures
Clinical outcome measurement
A New Interpretation of the Representational Theory of Measurement
Is Construct Validation Valid
Making Time
The scientific image
A Philosophy for the Science of Well-Being
Convergent and discriminant validation by the multitrait-multimethod matrix
Construct validity in psychological tests
Measurement scales and statistics
Old and New Problems in Philosophy of Measurement
| Unique citing works | 4 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,57 |
| Citation span | 2019 - 2026 (8) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |