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Peer reviewedHarris, Chester W. – Educational and Psychological Measurement, 1980
Brennan's B statistic is a generalized upper-lower discrimination index which was first published in 1972: Peirce earlier introduced a statistic on the relation between a predictor and an outcome which has the same structure as Brennan's B. (Author/CP)
Descriptors: Discriminant Analysis, Item Analysis, Mathematical Formulas, Predictive Measurement
Peer reviewedOudshoorn, Susan; Finkelstein, Gary – Australian Mathematics Teacher, 1991
The actuarial profession is described to provide secondary school mathematics teachers insights into how actuaries use mathematics in solving real life problems. Examples are provided involving compound interest, the probability of dying, and inflation with computer modeling. (MDH)
Descriptors: Career Awareness, Careers, Computer Oriented Programs, Inflation (Economics)
