Value of Performing a Rasch Analysis on a Reliable and Valid Instrument-Case Study of the SA-SH

Kristina Areskoug-Josefsson1, Bo Rolander2

  • 1Jönköping University, Jönköping, Sweden; Oslo Metropolitan University, Oslo, Norway kristina.areskoug.josefsson@ju.se.

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