Psychometrika Explained

Psychometrika
Cover:	Psychometrika_Cover.jpg
Editor:	Sandip Sinharay
Discipline:	Psychometrics
Abbreviation:	Psychometrika
Publisher:	Springer Science+Business Media
Country:	United States
Frequency:	Quarterly
History:	1936-present
Impact:	2.9
Impact-Year:	2023
Website:	https://www.springer.com/journal/11336
Link1:	https://link.springer.com/journal/11336
Link1-Name:	Online archive
Link2:	https://www.psychometricsociety.org/psychometrika
Link2-Name:	Society homepage
Coden:	PSMTA2
Issn:	0033-3123
Eissn:	1860-0980

Psychometrika is the official journal of the Psychometric Society, a professional body dedicated to psychometrics and quantitative psychology. The journal focuses on quantitative methods for the measurement and evaluation of human behavior, including statistical methods and other mathematical techniques.^[1] Past editors include Marion Richardson, Dorothy Adkins, Norman Cliff, and Willem J. Heiser. According to Journal Citation Reports, the journal had an impact factor of 2.9 in 2023.^[2]

History

In 1935, LL Thurstone, EL Thorndike and JP Guilford founded Psychometrika and also the Psychometric Society.

Editors-in-chief

The current editor of the journal is Sandip Sinharay of Educational Testing Service. The complete list of editor-in-chief of Psychometrika can be found at:

https://www.psychometricsociety.org/content/past-psychometrika-editors

The following is a subset of persons who have been editor-in-chief of Psychometrika:

• Paul Horst
• Albert K. Kurtz
• Dorothy Adkins
• Norman Cliff
• Roger Millsap
• Shizuhiko Nishisato
• Willem J. Heiser
• Irini Moustaki
• Matthias von Davier

Some notable papers

• Nikolas . Rashevsky . Nikolas Rashevsky . Mathematical biophysics and psychology . Psychometrika . 1 . 1 . 1936 . 1–26 . 10.1007/BF02287921. Mathematical biophysics and psychology . 8824637 .
• Harold . Hotelling . Harold Hotelling . Simplified calculation of principal components . Psychometrika . 1 . 1 . 1936 . 27–35 . 10.1007/BF02287921. Principal Component Analysis . 8824637 .
• Carl . Eckart . Gale . Young . Carl Eckart . The approximation of one matrix by another of lower rank . Psychometrika . 1 . 3 . 1936 . 211–218 . 10.1007/BF02288367. Singular value decomposition . 10163399 .
• Louis L. . Thurstone . Louis Leon Thurstone . The prediction of choice . Psychometrika . 10 . 4 . 1945 . 237–253 . 10.1007/BF02288891. 21007982 . 34975753 .
• Louis . Guttman . Louis Guttman . A basis for analyzing test-retest reliability . Psychometrika . 10 . 4 . 1945 . 255–282 . 10.1007/BF02288892. 21007983 . 17220260 .
• Lee J. . Cronbach . Lee Cronbach . Coefficient alpha and the internal structure of tests . Psychometrika . 16 . 3 . 1951 . 297–334 . 10.1007/BF02310555. Cronbach's alpha . 10.1.1.452.6417 . 13820448 .
• Henry F.. Kaiser. The varimax criterion for analytic rotation in factor analysis. Psychometrika. 187–200. 23. 3. 1958. 10.1007/BF02289233. varimax rotation. 120450249.
• J. B.. Kruskal. Joseph Kruskal. Multidimensional scaling by optimizing goodness of fit to a nonmetric hypothesis. Psychometrika. 1–27. 29. 1. 1964. 10.1007/BF02289565. Multidimensional scaling. 48165675.
• John L. . Horn . John L. Horn . A rationale and test for the number of factors in factor analysis . Psychometrika . 30 . 2 . 1965 . 179–185 . 10.1007/BF02289447 . 14306381. 19663974 .
• Ledyard R. . Tucker . Ledyard R. Tucker . Some mathematical notes on three-mode factor analysis . Psychometrika . 31 . 3 . 1966 . 279–311 . 10.1007/BF02289464. 5221127 . Tucker decomposition . 44301099 .
• Ledyard R. . Tucker . Charles. . Lewis . Ledyard R. Tucker . A reliability coefficient for maximum likelihood factor analysis . Psychometrika . 38 . 1 . 1973 . 1–10 . 10.1007/BF02291170. 50680436 .
• Peter M. . Bentler . Peter M. Bentler . Linear structural equations with latent variables . Psychometrika . 45 . 3 . 1980 . 289–308 . 10.1007/BF02293905. 120921766 .
• Hirotugu . Akaike . Hirotugu Akaike . Factor analysis and AIC . Psychometrika . 52 . 3 . 1987 . 317–332 . 10.1007/BF02294359. Akaike information criterion . 186239616 .

See also

• List of scientific journals in statistics

External links

• Psychometrika
• The Psychometric Society

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2016-10-27. Psychometrika: About this journal. springer.com.
2. Book: 2023 Journal Citation Reports . Journal Citation Reports . . 2024 . Social Sciences . . Psychometrika.