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Reviewers 评审员

Journal of methods and measurement in the social sciences Pub Date : 2018-08-23 DOI: 10.2458/v8i2.22999

E. Board

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In Social Network Analysis, Which Centrality Index Should I Use?: Theoretical Differences and Empirical Similarities among Top Centralities 在社会网络分析中，我应该使用哪个中心性指数?顶层中心性的理论差异与实证相似性

Journal of methods and measurement in the social sciences Pub Date : 2018-08-23 DOI: 10.2458/V8I2.22991

D. Iacobucci, Rebecca McBride, Deidre Popovich, Maria Rouziou

引用次数: 19

Chi-square and F Ratio: Which should be used when? 卡方和F比率：什么时候应该使用？

Journal of methods and measurement in the social sciences Pub Date : 2018-08-23 DOI: 10.2458/V8I2.22990

R. Gorsuch, C. Lehmann

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Editorial Personnel 编辑人员

Journal of methods and measurement in the social sciences Pub Date : 2018-08-23 DOI: 10.2458/v5i2.18528

Editorial Board

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Development and Validation of an Adult Greek-American Identity Scale 成年希腊裔美国人身份量表的编制与验证

Journal of methods and measurement in the social sciences Pub Date : 2018-02-28 DOI: 10.2458/V8I1.22020

S. Constantinou, M. Harvey, K. Larwin

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A Reassessment of ANOVA Reporting Practices: A Review of Three APA Journals 方差分析报告实践的再评估:三份APA期刊综述

Journal of methods and measurement in the social sciences Pub Date : 2018-02-28 DOI: 10.2458/V8I1.22019

Yuanyuan Zhou, S. T. Skidmore

引用次数: 9

Assessing Participants' Experiences in a Service-Learning Program: A Psychometric Evaluation. 服务学习项目参与者的经验评估:一种心理测量评估。

Journal of methods and measurement in the social sciences Pub Date : 2018-01-01

Laura T Colman, Robyn K Sobelson, Corinne J Wigington, Andrea C Young

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Success Rates Depend on the Appropriateness of the Outcome Measures 成功率取决于结果测量的适当性

Journal of methods and measurement in the social sciences Pub Date : 2017-10-19 DOI: 10.2458/V8I1.22018

K. Royal

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Covert Assessment of the Family System: Patterns, Pictures and Codes 家庭制度的隐性评估：模式、图片和代码

Journal of methods and measurement in the social sciences Pub Date : 2017-06-24 DOI: 10.2458/V7I2.20322

Linda G. Bell, D. Bell

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Transforming the canons of John Stuart Mill from philosophy to replicative, empirical research: The Common Cause research design 将约翰·斯图尔特·密尔的经典从哲学转变为复制的实证研究：共同原因研究设计

Journal of methods and measurement in the social sciences Pub Date : 2017-06-24 DOI: 10.2458/V7I2.20329

W. Yeaton, Christopher G. Thompson

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