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Peer reviewedConger, Anthony J. – Educational and Psychological Measurement, 1983
A paradoxical phenomenon of decreases in reliability as the number of elements averaged over increases is shown to be possible in multifacet reliability procedures (intraclass correlations or generalizability coefficients). Conditions governing this phenomenon are presented along with implications and cautions. (Author)
Descriptors: Generalizability Theory, Test Construction, Test Items, Test Length
