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Wagner, Clifford H. – Teaching Statistics: An International Journal for Teachers, 2007
Standard distributions are ubiquitous but not unique. With suitable scaling, the graph of a standard distribution serves as the graph for every distribution in the family. The standard exponential can easily be taught in elementary statistics courses.
Descriptors: Statistical Distributions, Higher Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Mathematics Instruction
Cook, Linda L.; Petersen, Nancy S. – 1986
This paper examines how various equating methods are affected by: (1) sampling error; (2) sample characteristics; and (3) characteristics of anchor test items. It reviews empirical studies that investigated the invariance of equating transformations, and it discusses empirical and simulation studies that focus on how the properties of anchor tests…
Descriptors: Educational Research, Equated Scores, Error of Measurement, Evaluation Methods