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The Measurement of Change
The Measurement of Change
In the long chapter on measurement (Chapter 10), I intentionally avoided one of the thorniest problems in quantitative nursing research, namely the measurement of change. Nothing is more natural than having an interest in the concept of change. Does a course in sex education cause a change in attitudes toward teenage pregnancy? What is the relationship between change in income bracket and change in lifestyle? Unfortunately, nothing creates more methodological problems than the measurement of such changes. Cronbach and Furby (1970) gave a convincing argument several years ago for seriously considering giving up all attempts at intellectualizing change ...
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