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Download full textvan der Linden, Wim J. – 1987
The use of Bayesian decision theory to solve problems in test-based decision making is discussed. Four basic decision problems are distinguished: (1) selection; (2) mastery; (3) placement; and (4) classification, the situation where each treatment has its own criterion. Each type of decision can be identified as a specific configuration of one or…
Descriptors: Bayesian Statistics, Classification, Decision Making, Foreign Countries
