Comparison of IRT true-score and equipercentile observed-score "equatings"

Lord, Frederic M.
Wingersky, Marilyn S.
1984
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Comparison of IRT true-score and equipercentile observed-score "equatings"

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Two methods of ’equating’ tests are compared, one using true scores, the other using equipercentile equating of observed scores. The theory of equating is discussed. For the data studied, the two methods yield almost indistinguishable results.

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Applied Psychological Measurement, Volume 08, 1984

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Lord, Frederic M & Wingersky, Marilyn S. (1984). Comparison of IRT true-score and equipercentile observed-score "equatings." Applied Psychological Measurement, 8, 453-461. doi:10.1177/014662168400800409

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Lord, Frederic M.; Wingersky, Marilyn S.. (1984). Comparison of IRT true-score and equipercentile observed-score "equatings". Retrieved from the University Digital Conservancy, https://hdl.handle.net/11299/101999.

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