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Direct linkMaeda, Hotaka; Zhang, Bo – International Journal of Testing, 2017
The omega (?) statistic is reputed to be one of the best indices for detecting answer copying on multiple choice tests, but its performance relies on the accurate estimation of copier ability, which is challenging because responses from the copiers may have been contaminated. We propose an algorithm that aims to identify and delete the suspected…
Descriptors: Cheating, Test Items, Mathematics, Statistics
