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Peer reviewedGohmann, Stephen F. – Journal of Educational Measurement, 1988
One method to correct for selection bias in comparing Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) scores among states is presented, which is a modification of J. J. Heckman's Selection Bias Correction (1976, 1979). Empirical results suggest that sample selection bias is present in SAT score regressions. (SLD)
Descriptors: Regression (Statistics), Sampling, Scoring, Selection
