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ERIC Number: EJ307720
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1984
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Facilitating Identification of Item Bias Through Use of Delta Plots.
Oosterhof, Albert C.; And Others
Educational and Psychological Measurement, v44 n3 p619-27 Aut 1984
A supplementary treatment is proposed which helps identify sources of bias affecting groups of test items. This treatment is illustrated with the tranformed item-difficulty method as applied to an evaluation of a test used to help select applicants to be admitted to an aviation training program. (Author/BW)
Descriptors: Adults, Aptitude Tests, Difficulty Level, Graphs, Research Methodology, Test Bias, Test Items
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Data Interpretation; Delta Values
Note: This study was supported in part by the Department of Army Contract MDA903-81-C-0085.