Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ314286
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Publication Date: 1985
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Measurement and Statistics: An Examination of Construct Validity.
Maxwell, Scott E.; Delaney, Harold D.
Psychological Bulletin, v97 n1 p85-93 Jan 1985
Uses principles of latent trait theory to derive conditions under which mean differences between groups on an observed variable are in fact indicative of mean differences on an underlying construct. Pays particular attention to the logistic curve as a model for describing the relation between the observed variable and the construct. (Author/CB)
Descriptors: Item Analysis, Latent Trait Theory, Psychometrics, Statistical Analysis, Statistics, Test Validity
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Audience: Researchers
Language: English
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