Download or read book Scale Development written by Robert F. DeVellis and published by SAGE. This book was released on 2003 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'Scale Development' guides the reader toward the identification of the latent variable, the generation of an item pool, the format for measurement & the optimization of the scale length. Using exercises to illustrate the concepts, the text also includes advice about factor analytic strategies.