Download or read book Linking and Aligning Scores and Scales written by Neil J. Dorans and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2007-10-15 with total page 399 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this book, experts in statistics and psychometrics describe classes of linkages, the history of score linkings, data collection designs, and methods used to achieve sound score linkages. They describe and critically discuss applications to a variety of domains. They define what linking is, to distinguish among the varieties of linking and to describe different procedure for linking. Furthermore, they convey the complexity and diversity of linking by covering different areas of linking and providing diverse perspectives.