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Note Technique: Invariance et Modèles de Mesure dans les Sciences Sociales, Introduction à l'uvre de Georg Rasch

Institut d’Histoire et de Philosophie des Sciences et des Techniques, France, Alain.Leplege{at}wanadoo.fr

This technical note deals with a class of probabilistic measurement models identified by the Danish mathematician Georg Rasch (1901-80). Models of this class have been used to construct and test questionnaires in the various social sciences. This is a remarkable class of models because the defining conception of measurement is similar to that of the natural sciences. In particular, the criterion of invariance with respect to a frame of reference is central. These models are capable of advancing our conceptions of both the social sciences and the natural sciences.

Key Words: Epistemology • Measurement model • Methodology • Rasch model

Social Science Information, Vol. 42, No. 4, 535-555 (2003)
DOI: 10.1177/0539018403424005


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