Energy efficiency measures are generally less expensive than a renewable energy (RE) system to provide the same amount of energy saved. The Energy Information Administration reports that, on average, a dollar spend on efficiency saves $2 off the cost of a renewable energy system to provide the same amount of energy (IEA, 2011). But as the saying goes, "you can't save yourself rich" and having installed sophisticated controls and efficient systems, we need some source of energy to power them. The main reasons to consider RE is cost-effectiveness, but other reasons area as diverse as: reduction...

Written for a new generation of fans, Bedtime Horrors is the first volume of a unique collection of dark stories, served with a twist and delivered in exactly one page. From author Nic Kristofer Black and illustrated by Jorge Gonzalez, the collection is written for the 140 character, web surfing, binge watching, Snapchat generation.

Perfect for the short attention span, each tale is exactly 1000 words in length - easily readable in the time it takes to watch a YouTube video. And because 'a picture is worth a thousand words' every...

The book covers traditional equating methods including, mean and linear equating, frequency estimation equating and chain equating, as well as modern equating methods such as kernel equating, local equating and combinations of these.

The volume represents presentations given at the 87th annual meeting of the Psychometric Society, held in Bologna, Italy at July 11–15, 2022.  The proceedings cover a diverse set of psychometric topics, including item response theory, Bayesian models, reliability, latent variable models, causal inference, and cognitive diagnostic models.