Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ504274
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1994
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Test Equating from Biased Samples, with Application to the Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery.
Little, Roderick J. A.; Rubin, Donald B.
Journal of Educational and Behavioral Statistics, v19 n4 p309-35 Win 1994
Equating a new standard test to an old reference test is considered when samples for equating are not randomly selected from the target population of test takers, identifying two problems from equating from biased samples. An empirical example with data from the Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery illustrates the approach. (SLD)
Descriptors: Equated Scores, Military Personnel, Sampling, Statistical Analysis, Statistical Bias, Test Bias, Test Format, Test Theory
Publication Type: Reports - Evaluative; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery
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