Toward a Coherent View of Reliability in Test Theory.

Li, Heng; Wainer, Howard

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ERIC Number: EJ564707

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1997

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Toward a Coherent View of Reliability in Test Theory.

Li, Heng; Wainer, Howard

Journal of Educational and Behavioral Statistics, v22 n4 p478-84 Win 1997

Provides a general mathematical framework is provided that can be specialized to four different reliability coefficients. Consideration of this general framework makes it easier to convey to students the individual character of the formulations of reliability and the extent of their underlying similarity. (SLD)

Descriptors: Mathematical Models, Reliability, Teaching Methods, Test Theory

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative

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Language: English

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Note: Research supported in part by the National Science Foundation through Grant SBR9207456 and the Educational Testing Service.