Methodological and Statistical Considerations for the National Children's Study

Ron D. Hays; David Hubble; Frank Jenkins; Alexa Fraser; Beryl Carew

doi:10.3389/fped.2021.595059

Frontiers in Pediatrics (Aug 2021)

Methodological and Statistical Considerations for the National Children's Study

Ron D. Hays,
David Hubble,
Frank Jenkins,
Alexa Fraser,
Beryl Carew

Affiliations

Ron D. Hays: Division of General Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, United States
David Hubble: Westat Inc., Rockville, MD, United States
Frank Jenkins: Westat Inc., Rockville, MD, United States
Alexa Fraser: Westat Inc., Rockville, MD, United States
Beryl Carew: Westat Inc., Rockville, MD, United States

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3389/fped.2021.595059
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 9

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The National Children's Study (NCS) statistics and item response theory group was tasked with promoting the quality of study measures and analysis. This paper provides an overview of six measurement and statistical considerations for the NCS: (1) Conceptual and Measurement Model; (2) Reliability; (3) Validity; (4) Measurement Invariance; (5) Interpretability of Scores; and (6) Burden of administration. The guidance was based primarily on recommendations of the International Society of Quality of Life Research.

Published in Frontiers in Pediatrics

ISSN: 2296-2360 (Online)
Publisher: Frontiers Media S.A.
Country of publisher: Switzerland
LCC subjects: Medicine: Pediatrics
Website: http://journal.frontiersin.org/journal/pediatrics

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