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Download full textHutchinson, T. P. – 1984
One means of learning about the processes operating in a multiple choice test is to include some test items, called nonsense items, which have no correct answer. This paper compares two versions of a mathematical model of test performance to interpret test data that includes both genuine and nonsense items. One formula is based on the usual…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Guessing (Tests), Mathematical Models, Multiple Choice Tests
