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Wilcox, Rand R. – 1983
This document presents a series of five papers describing issues in educational measurement. "A Simple Model for Diagnostic Testing When There Are Several Types of Misinformation" directly addresses the diagnostic issue. It describes a simple latent trait model for testing, examines use of erroneous algorithms, and illustrates the…
Descriptors: Diagnostic Tests, Estimation (Mathematics), Guessing (Tests), Latent Trait Theory