R Karl Hanson

Prediction Statistics for Psychological Assessment

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Produktbeschreibung

A comprehensive survey of prediction statistics that illustrates the utility of prediction tools in applied psychological practice.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: American Psychological Association (APA)
• Seitenzahl: 448
• Erscheinungstermin: 14. Dezember 2021
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 253mm x 179mm x 24mm
• Gewicht: 762g
• ISBN-13: 9781433836411
• ISBN-10: 1433836416
• Artikelnr.: 61930315

Autorenporträt

R. Karl Hanson, PhD is an adjunct research professor at Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada and formerly a researcher with Public Safety Canada from 1991-2017. His research concerns risk assessment and rehabilitation for individuals in the criminal justice and forensic mental health systems, with a particular focus on sexual offenders. He has a strong interest in the statistical methods used to quantify risk and to evaluate change over time. Follow @rkarlhanson and visit carleton.ca/psychology. 

Inhaltsangabe

Preface
Part I: Background and Overview
Chapter 1: Introduction to Prediction Statistics in Psychology
Chapter 2: The Nature of Probability
Chapter 3: Overview of the Statistics Chapters
Part II: Statistics for Describing Likelihoods
Chapter 4: Proportions
Chapter 5: Discrete-Time Survival Analysis
Chapter 6: Kaplan-Meier Survival Analysis
Part III: Discrimination and Relative Risk
Chapter 7: Dichotomous Predictors
Chapter 8: Area Under the Curve
Chapter 9: Cohen's d
Chapter 10: Cox Regression
Chapter 11: Logistic Regression
Part IV: Calibration
Chapter 12: Chi-Square Goodness-of-Fit
Chapter 13: The E/O Index
Chapter 14: Meta-Analysis
Chapter 15: Calibration Plots
Part V: Percentile Ranks
Chapter 16: Percentiles
Part VI: Practice Considerations
Chapter 17: Estimating the Quality of Prediction Tools
Chapter 18: Standardizing Risk Communication
Chapter 19: Going Even Further
Appendix: Useful Algebra and Notation
Glossary
References
Index
About the Authors