Considerations for Studies of Test Bias.

Linn, Robert L.; Werts, Charles E.

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Publication Date: 1971

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Considerations for Studies of Test Bias

Linn, Robert L.; Werts, Charles E.

Journal of Educational Measurement, 8, 1, 1-4, Spr '71

Two problems in the investigation of predictive bias in tests, the effect of unreliability of the predictors, and the effect of excluding a predictor from the regression equation on which there are preexisting group differences, are discussed. (Author)

Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Minority Groups, Predictive Measurement, Predictor Variables, Reliability, Test Bias, Test Interpretation, Testing Problems

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