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Lowry, Stephen R. – 1977
The effects of luck and misinformation on ability of multiple-choice test scores to estimate examinee ability were investigated. Two measures of examinee ability were defined. Misinformation was shown to have little effect on ability of raw scores and a substantial effect on ability of corrected-for-guessing scores to estimate examinee ability.…
Descriptors: Ability, College Students, Guessing (Tests), Multiple Choice Tests
