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Direct linkPenev, Spiridon; Raykov, Tenko – Multivariate Behavioral Research, 2006
A linear combination of a set of measures is often sought as an overall score summarizing subject performance. The weights in this composite can be selected to maximize its reliability or to maximize its validity, and the optimal choice of weights is in general not the same for these two optimality criteria. We explore several relationships…
Descriptors: Behavioral Science Research, Reliability, Validity, Evaluation Methods
