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ERIC Number: EJ125070
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1975
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The Variances of Empirically Derived Option Scoring Weights
Echternacht, Gary
Educational and Psychological Measurement, 35, 2, 307-11, Sum 75
Estimates for the variances of empirically determined scoring weights are given. It is also shown that test item writers should write distractors that discriminate on the criterion variable when this type of scoring is used. (Author)
Descriptors: Scoring, Statistical Analysis, Test Construction, Test Reliability, Testing, Weighted Scores
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Identifiers: Variance (Statistical)