Models for Uncertainty in Educational Testing /

A theme running through this book is that of making inference about sources of variation or uncertainty, and the author shows how information about these sources can be used for improved estimation of certain elementary quantities. Amongst the topics covered are: essay rating, summarizing item-level...

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Main Author: Longford, Nicholas T.
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Springer New York, 1995.
Series:Springer series in statistics.
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Summary:A theme running through this book is that of making inference about sources of variation or uncertainty, and the author shows how information about these sources can be used for improved estimation of certain elementary quantities. Amongst the topics covered are: essay rating, summarizing item-level properties, equating of tests, small-area estimation, and incomplete longitudinal studies. Throughout, examples are given using real data sets which exemplify these applications.
Item Description:Electronic resource.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xiv, 285 pages 31 illustrations)
ISBN:9781461384632 (electronic bk.)
146138463X (electronic bk.)
ISSN:0172-7397