Is Psychometrics Pathological Science?

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Putting Typologies to Work (2012, background): “Our concern is with multidimensional conceptual typologies, yet many elements of the template are also relevant to unidimensional and explanatory typologies.”
The Replication Crisis in Psychology: An Overview for Theoretical and Philosophical Psychology (2019, background): “Although the reform movement has yet to offer substantial correctives to how researchers might better address measurement, the work of Michell (1997; 2008) may prove to be helpful here.”
Educational Measurement (4th ed.) (2009, methodology): “WHAT IS NOT IN THE BOOK Michell (1997, 2000, 2008) has criticized social scientists for relying on inadequate definitions of measurement, most notably that of Stevens (1946) as the assignment of numerals according to rule; in a literature search, he found that 39 out of 44 books that were concerned ”
Comparing the Pearson and Spearman correlation coefficients across distributions and sample sizes: A tutorial using simulations and empirical data. (2016, background): “The debate of representational versus pragmatic measurement is a long and bitter one with deep philosophical roots (e.g., Hand, 2004; Michell, 2008; Velleman & Wilkinson, 1993).”