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Author: Andr‚ A. Rupp
Publisher: Guilford Press
ISBN: 1606239643
Size: 68.57 MB
Format: PDF, Mobi
Category : Psychology
Languages : en
Pages : 348
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Book Description: This book provides a comprehensive introduction to the theory and practice of diagnostic classification models (DCMs), which are useful for statistically driven diagnostic decision making. DCMs can be employed in a wide range of disciplines, including educational assessment and clinical psychology. For the first time in a single volume, the authors present the key conceptual underpinnings and methodological foundations for applying these models in practice. Specifically, they discuss a unified approach to DCMs, the mathematical structure of DCMs and their relationship to other latent variable models, and the implementation and estimation of DCMs using Mplus. The book's highly accessible language, real-world applications, numerous examples, and clearly annotated equations will encourage professionals and students to explore the utility and statistical properties of DCMs in their own projects. The companion website (www.guilford.com/rupp-materials) features chapter exercises with answers, data sets, Mplus syntax code, and output. Winner--Award for Significant Contribution to Educational Measurement and Research Methodology, AERA Division D

Author: Andrzej Jakubowski
Publisher: World Scientific
ISBN: 9789810202828
Size: 15.79 MB
Format: PDF, ePub, Mobi
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 356
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Book Description: This book describes means in improving the technology of LSI/VLSI ICs production. It does so by concentrating on improvements of manufacturing yield and quality of the products by detecting weak points which should be eliminated on the way up the learning curve. The book presents a systematic approach to the problem, covering primarily methods based on the use of test patterns measurements, in both mass production and in research and development activities. The main groups of defects found in IC chips and ways to detect them using test structures are discussed in detail.

Author: Beth M. Huebner
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
ISBN: 1118868765
Size: 10.18 MB
Format: PDF, Mobi
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 600
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Book Description: This volume of the series was designed to provide a comprehensive primer on the existing best practices and emerging developments in the study and design research on crime and criminology. The work as a whole includes chapters on the measurement of criminal typologies, the offenders, offending and victimization, criminal justice organizations, and specialized measurement techniques. Each chapter is written by experts in the field and they provide an excellent survey of the literature in the relevant area. More importantly, each chapter provides a description of the various methodological and substantive challenges presented in conducting research on these issues and denotes possible solutions to these dilemmas. An emphasis was placed on research that has been conducted outside of the United States and was designed to give the reader a broader more global understanding of the social context of research. The goal of this volume is to provide a definitive reference for professionals in the field, researchers, and students. This volume in the Handbooks in Criminology and Criminal Justice series identifies the principal topical areas of research in this field and summarizes the various methodological and substantive challenges presented in conducting research on these issues. In each chapter, authors provide a summary of the prominent data collection efforts in the topical area, provide an overview of the current methodological work, discuss the challenges in the measurement of central concepts in the subject area, and identify new horizons emerging in data collection and measurement. We encouraged authors to discuss work conducted in an international context and to incorporate discussion of qualitative methodologies when appropriate.

Author: Matthias von Davier
Publisher: Springer Nature
ISBN: 3030055841
Size: 34.97 MB
Format: PDF, Mobi
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 656
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Book Description: This handbook provides an overview of major developments around diagnostic classification models (DCMs) with regard to modeling, estimation, model checking, scoring, and applications. It brings together not only the current state of the art, but also the theoretical background and models developed for diagnostic classification. The handbook also offers applications and special topics and practical guidelines how to plan and conduct research studies with the help of DCMs. Commonly used models in educational measurement and psychometrics typically assume a single latent trait or at best a small number of latent variables that are aimed at describing individual differences in observed behavior. While this allows simple rankings of test takers along one or a few dimensions, it does not provide a detailed picture of strengths and weaknesses when assessing complex cognitive skills. DCMs, on the other hand, allow the evaluation of test taker performance relative to a potentially large number of skill domains. Most diagnostic models provide a binary mastery/non-mastery classification for each of the assumed test taker attributes representing these skill domains. Attribute profiles can be used for formative decisions as well as for summative purposes, for example in a multiple cut-off procedure that requires mastery on at least a certain subset of skills. The number of DCMs discussed in the literature and applied to a variety of assessment data has been increasing over the past decades, and their appeal to researchers and practitioners alike continues to grow. These models have been used in English language assessment, international large scale assessments, and for feedback for practice exams in preparation of college admission testing, just to name a few. Nowadays, technology-based assessments provide increasingly rich data on a multitude of skills and allow collection of data with respect to multiple types of behaviors. Diagnostic models can be understood as an ideal match for these types of data collections to provide more in-depth information about test taker skills and behavioral tendencies.

Author: Jinback Hong
Publisher:
ISBN:
Size: 67.53 MB
Format: PDF, ePub, Mobi
Category : Muscle strength
Languages : en
Pages : 390
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Book Description:

Author: J. K. Wing
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521434775
Size: 22.40 MB
Format: PDF, Docs
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 148
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Book Description: A valuable reference manual which supports SCAN/PSE-10 in describing its rationale, development and an introduction to its uses.

Author: Robert B. Northrop
Publisher: CRC Press
ISBN: 1420041207
Size: 69.75 MB
Format: PDF, Docs
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 544
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Book Description: Noninvasive medical diagnosis (NIMD) is as old as medical practice itself. From the earliest healers' observations of odors, skin color, and breath sounds to today's wealth of technologies, the basics remain the same and keep the role of NIMD essential to effective medical care. Noninvasive Instrumentation and Measurement in Medical Diagnos

Author: I. H. Hutchinson
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521675741
Size: 30.49 MB
Format: PDF
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 460
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Book Description: This book provides a systematic introduction to the physics behind measurements on plasmas. It develops from first principles the concepts needed to plan, execute, and interpret plasma diagnostics. The book is therefore accessible to graduate students and professionals with little specific plasma physics background, but is also a valuable reference for seasoned plasma physicists. Most of the examples are taken from laboratory plasma research, but the focus on principles makes the treatment useful to all experimental and theoretical plasma physicists, including those interested in space and astrophysical applications. This second edition is thoroughly revised and updated, with new sections and chapters covering recent developments in the field. Specific areas of added coverage include neutral-beam-based diagnostics, flow measurement with mach probes, equilibrium of strongly shaped plasmas and fusion product diagnostics.

Author: Alexander Meininger
Publisher: Elsevier Health Sciences
ISBN: 1455744387
Size: 39.89 MB
Format: PDF, ePub, Docs
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 208
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Book Description: This issue of Clinics in Sports Medicine, Guest Edited by Alexander K. Meininger, MD, is devoted to Leg Pain in Athletes. Leg pain is a common manifestation of many ailments for which the athlete is vulnerable. In this issue, authors will discuss the most common causes of leg pain, including tibial stress syndrome, stress fractures, and exertional compartment syndrome. Attention will also be given to the evaluation of the injured runner, risk factors (such as the female athlete triad), and useful imaging adjuncts will be discussed.

Author: K Muraoka
Publisher: CRC Press
ISBN: 1420034065
Size: 64.57 MB
Format: PDF, ePub, Docs
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 200
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Book Description: Updated and expanded from the original Japanese edition, Laser-Aided Diagnostics of Gases and Plasmas takes a unique approach in treating laser-aided diagnostics. The book unifies the subject by joining applications instead of describing each application as a totally separate system. In taking this approach, it highlights the relative strengths of each method and shows how they can complement each other in the study of gases and plasmas. The first part of the book presents a general introduction to the laser-aided study of gases and plasmas, including the various principles and hardware needed for each method, while the second part describes the applications of each general system in detail. Beneficial to a wide spectrum of academic and industrial researchers, this book provides a solid examination of the various options and methods available when involved in the analysis and diagnostics of gases and plasmas.