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Peer reviewedSpray, Judith A.; Reckase, Mark D. – Journal of Educational and Behavioral Statistics, 1996
Two procedures for classifying examinees into categories, one based on the sequential probability ratio test (SPRT) and the other on sequential Bayes methodology, were compared to determine which required fewer items for classification. Results showed that the SPRT procedure requires fewer items to achieve the same accuracy level. (SLD)
Descriptors: Ability, Bayesian Statistics, Classification, Comparative Analysis
Download full textReckase, Mark D. – 1979
This paper describes two procedures for making binary classification decisions using tailored testing: the sequential probability ratio test (SPRT) and a Bayesian decision procedure. The first procedure described, the SPRT, was developed by Wald for quality control work. It has not been widely applied for testing applications because the…
Descriptors: Adaptive Testing, Bayesian Statistics, Computer Assisted Testing, Criterion Referenced Tests
