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Direct linkHaberman, Shelby J. – Psychometrika, 2006
When a simple random sample of size n is employed to establish a classification rule for prediction of a polytomous variable by an independent variable, the best achievable rate of misclassification is higher than the corresponding best achievable rate if the conditional probability distribution is known for the predicted variable given the…
Descriptors: Bias, Computation, Sample Size, Classification
Peer reviewedGross, Alan L. – Psychometrika, 1973
Expressions for the expected value, density, and distribution function (DF) of GS (gain from selection) are derived and studied in terms of sample size, number of predictors, and the prior distribution assigned to the population multiple correlation. (Author/RK)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, College Admission, Item Sampling, Predictive Measurement
