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Some Notes on Corrections for Guessing and Related Problems
Author(s) -
Lindquist E. F.,
Hoover H. D.
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
educational measurement: issues and practice
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.158
H-Index - 52
eISSN - 1745-3992
pISSN - 0731-1745
DOI - 10.1111/emip.12072
Subject(s) - mathematical economics , computer science , calculus (dental) , mathematics , econometrics , medicine , dentistry
In an unpublished paper from the 1950s (reprinted here with a brief introduction), E. F. Lindquist proposed that correction‐for‐guessing formulas should be replaced with a more realistic and empirical approach to scoring objective tests. The formula and the underlying assumptions are explained, and several problems with the concept are outlined.