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ERIC Number: EJ137073
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1976
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Test Theory with Minimal Assumptions
Zimmerman, Donald W.
Educational and Psychological Measurement, 36, 1, 85-96, Spr 76
Using the concepts of conditional probability, conditional expectation, and conditional independence, the main results of the classical test theory model can be derived in a very few steps with minimal assumptions. The present effort explores the possibility that present classical test theories can be further condensed. (Author/RC)
Descriptors: Career Development, Correlation, Mathematical Models, Measurement, Probability, Statistical Analysis, Test Reliability, Test Theory, True Scores
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