Some Properties of a Bayesian Adaptive Ability Testing Strategy.

McBride, James R.

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Publication Date: 1977

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Some Properties of a Bayesian Adaptive Ability Testing Strategy

McBride, James R.

Applied Psychological Measurement, 1, 1, 121-40, Win 77

The results of a series of simulation studies designed to investigate the influence of guessing and item pool characteristics on the bias, accuracy, and information properties of the trait estimates derived from Owen's Bayesian sequential testing strategy are reported. (RC)

Descriptors: Ability, Adaptive Testing, Bayesian Statistics, Computer Oriented Programs, Guessing (Tests), Individual Testing, Item Banks, Latent Trait Theory, Response Style (Tests), Sequential Approach, Test Items

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