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Presents quantitative approaches to measurement in the psychological and social sciences. Covers two related topics: 1. Principles of psychometrics, including reliability and validity. 2. The statistical basis for analysis of unobserved (“latent”) variables, including factor analysis, latent class analysis, and latent trait analysis. Includes examples from the social sciences, including: stress and distress, social class and socioeconomic status, personality, consumer satisfaction, functional impairment and disability, quality of life, and the measurement of overall health status.