Open AccessARE WE CORRECTING FOR GUESSING IN THE WRONG DIRECTION?
Author(s) -
Wainer Howard
Publication year - 1981
Publication title -
ets research report series
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.235
H-Index - 5
ISSN - 2330-8516
DOI - 10.1002/j.2333-8504.1981.tb01286.x
Subject(s) - statistical hypothesis testing , point (geometry) , econometrics , computerized adaptive testing , statistical analysis , computer science , psychology , cognitive psychology , statistics , mathematics , psychometrics , geometry
Traditional corrections for guessing tend to penalize the testee. Various arguments from a substantive and statistical point of view are proposed that would tend to alter the direction of most guessing corrections. A statistical procedure that takes an intermediate stance is discussed and its consequences for testing in general, and computerized adaptive testing in particular, are examined.