Constructing indices representing supportiveness of the physical environment for walking using the Rasch measurement model

• Main Authors: Pikora Terri J (Author), Bulsara Max (Author), Mâsse Louise C (Author), McCormack Gavin R (Author), Giles-Corti Billie (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2006-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The objectives of this study were to use the Rasch model to 1) assess the psychometric properties of a physical environmental audit instrument and 2) to develop indices of interrelated environmental attributes that summarize environm...