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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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Longford, Nicholas T.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY Springer New York 1995, 1995
Edition:1st ed. 1995
Series:Springer Series in Statistics
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Collection: Springer Book Archives -2004 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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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
Physical Description:XIV, 285 p online resource
ISBN:9781461384632