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ERIC Number: EJ208837
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1979
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On Testing a Guttman Scale for Significance.
Hofmann, Richard J.
Educational and Psychological Measurement, v39 n2 p297-301 Sum 1979
The Guttman scale is discussed from the viewpoint of errors in response patterns. The errors are assumed to be distributed as a binomial. A double-barreled significance test is suggested having two probabilities: high probability and low probability. (Author)
Descriptors: Error Patterns, Hypothesis Testing, Probability, Psychometrics, Rating Scales, Statistical Significance, Technical Reports, Test Interpretation, Test Reliability
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Guttman Scale