Some Formulas for Use with Bayesian Ability Estimates.

Mislevy, Robert J.

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ERIC Number: EJ490314

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Publication Date: 1993

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Some Formulas for Use with Bayesian Ability Estimates.

Mislevy, Robert J.

Educational and Psychological Measurement, v53 n2 p315-28 Sum 1993

Relationships between Bayesian ability estimates and the parameters of a normal population distribution are derived in the context of classical test theory. Formulas are presented for practical work with Bayesian ability estimates, and a numerical illustration is provided. (SLD)

Descriptors: Ability, Bayesian Statistics, Equations (Mathematics), Estimation (Mathematics), Item Response Theory, Population Distribution, Research Methodology, Test Theory

Publication Type: Reports - Evaluative; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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