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ESTIMATING TRUE SCORES AND THEIR RELIABILITIES IN THE CASE OF COMPOSITE PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS
Author(s) -
Maxwell A. E.
Publication year - 1971
Publication title -
british journal of mathematical and statistical psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.157
H-Index - 51
eISSN - 2044-8317
pISSN - 0007-1102
DOI - 10.1111/j.2044-8317.1971.tb00466.x
Subject(s) - test (biology) , psychological testing , statistics , psychology , mathematics , composite number , econometrics , algorithm , paleontology , biology
In the case of composite psychological tests it is shown how true scores for the mental traits being measured may be estimated. The general model is compared with the classic mental test model and the usefulness of the concepts of parallel forms of tests and of tau ‐equivalent tests is questioned.