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Direct linkKristjansson, Elizabeth; Aylesworth, Richard; Mcdowell, Ian; Zumbo, Bruno D. – Educational and Psychological Measurement, 2005
Item bias is a major threat to measurement validity. Methods for detecting differential item functioning (DIF) are now commonly used to identify potentially biased items. DIF detection methods for dichotomous items are well developed, but those for ordinal items are less well developed. In this article, the authors compare four methods for…
Descriptors: Discriminant Analysis, Test Bias, Multivariate Analysis, Regression (Statistics)
Peer reviewedBryson, Noel; And Others – Information Processing and Management, 1994
Presents a microcomputer-based qualitative discriminant process (QDP) for scoring and ranking in group support systems that is relevant to group decision-making situations that involve the evaluation of alternatives. Scoring and ranking techniques are described, and a case illustration using the QDP is discussed. (Contains 50 references.) (LRW)
Descriptors: Case Studies, Computer Oriented Programs, Decision Making, Discriminant Analysis
Peer reviewedDoering, John V.; And Others – Journal of Medical Education, 1979
Admissions committees are becoming more sensitive to nongrade variables in the selection process of professional college applicants. One method of providing useful and revealing information is shown to be through a structured personal interview, such as the "SRI Dentist Perceiver," developed by Selection Research, Inc., in Lincoln,…
Descriptors: Academic Records, Admission Criteria, Admissions Counseling, College Applicants
