Psychological Testing
and Assessment
AN INTRODUCTION TO TESTS AND MEASUREMENT
NINTH EDITION
Ronald Jay Cohen
Mark E. Swerdlik
,P
An Introduction to Tests and Measurement
NIN
R
RJ
M
ILLI
,PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTING AND ASSESSMENT:
AN INTRODUCTION TO TESTS AND MEASUREMENT, NINTH EDITION Published by
McGraw-Hill Education, 2 Penn Plaza, New York, NY 10121. Copyright ©
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Title: Psychological testing and assessment / Ronald Jay Cohen, RJ
Cohen Consulting, Mark E. Swerdlik, Illinois State University.
Description: Ninth Edition. | Dubuque : McGraw-Hill Education,
2018. | Revised edition of the authors’ Psychological testing
and assessment, c2013.
Identifiers: LCCN 2016059701| ISBN 9781259870507 | ISBN 1259870502
Subjects: LCSH: Psychological tests. | Psychometrics. | BISAC: PSYCHOLOGY / General.
Classification: LCC BF176 .C63 2017 | DDC 150.28/7—dc23 LC record
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and Assessment
AN INTRODUCTION TO TESTS AND MEASUREMENT
NINTH EDITION
Ronald Jay Cohen
Mark E. Swerdlik
,P
An Introduction to Tests and Measurement
NIN
R
RJ
M
ILLI
,PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTING AND ASSESSMENT:
AN INTRODUCTION TO TESTS AND MEASUREMENT, NINTH EDITION Published by
McGraw-Hill Education, 2 Penn Plaza, New York, NY 10121. Copyright ©
2018 by McGraw-Hill Education. All rights reserved. Printed in the United States of America.
Previous editions © 2013, 2010, and 2005. No part of this publication may be reproduced or
distributed in any form or by any means, or stored in a database or retrieval system, without
the prior written consent of McGraw-Hill Education, including, but not limited to, in any
network or other electronic storage or transmission, or broadcast for distance learning.
Some ancillaries, including electronic and print components, may not be available to
customers outside the United States.
This book is printed on acid-free paper.
123456789LWI212019181716
ISBN 978-1-259-87050-7
MHID 1-259-87050-2
Chief Product Officer, SVP Products & Markets: G. Scott Virkler
Vice President, General Manager, Products & Markets: Michael Ryan
Vice President, Content Design & Delivery: Betsy Whalen
Managing Director: David Patterson
Brand Manager: Jamie Laferrera
Product Developer: Alex Preiss
Marketing Manager: Meredith Leo
Editorial Coordinator: Jasmine Staton
Director, Content Design & Delivery: Terri Schiesl
Program Manager: Jennifer L. Shekleton
Content Project Managers: Jennifer L. Shekleton; George Theofanopoulos
Buyer: Susan K. Culbertson
Design: Studio Montage
Content Licensing Specialists: Melisa Seegmiller
Cover Image: Leonardo Carneiro de Almeida/Getty Images
Compositor: Aptara, Inc.
Printer: LSC Communications
All credits appearing on page or at the end of the book are considered to be
an extension of the copyright page.
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Names: Cohen, Ronald Jay, author. | Swerdlik, Mark E., author.
Title: Psychological testing and assessment / Ronald Jay Cohen, RJ
Cohen Consulting, Mark E. Swerdlik, Illinois State University.
Description: Ninth Edition. | Dubuque : McGraw-Hill Education,
2018. | Revised edition of the authors’ Psychological testing
and assessment, c2013.
Identifiers: LCCN 2016059701| ISBN 9781259870507 | ISBN 1259870502
Subjects: LCSH: Psychological tests. | Psychometrics. | BISAC: PSYCHOLOGY / General.
Classification: LCC BF176 .C63 2017 | DDC 150.28/7—dc23 LC record
available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2016059701
The Internet addresses listed in the text were accurate at the time of publication. The inclusion of a
website does not indicate an endorsement by the authors or McGraw-Hill Education, and McGraw-
Hill Education does not guarantee the accuracy of the information presented at these sites.
mheducation.com/highered
, This book is dedicated with love to the memory of Edith and Harold Cohen.
© 2017 Ronald Jay Cohen. All rights reserved.
