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Almehrizi, Rashid S. – Educational Measurement: Issues and Practice, 2022
Coefficient alpha reliability persists as the most common reliability coefficient reported in research. The assumptions for its use are, however, not well-understood. The current paper challenges the commonly used expressions of coefficient alpha and argues that while these expressions are correct when estimating reliability for summed scores,…
Descriptors: Reliability, Scores, Scaling, Statistical Analysis
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Gierl, Mark J. – Educational Measurement: Issues and Practice, 2005
In this paper I describe and illustrate the Roussos-Stout (1996) multidimensionality-based DIF analysis paradigm, with emphasis on its implication for the selection of a matching and studied subtest for DIF analyses. Standard DIF practice encourages an exploratory search for matching subtest items based on purely statistical criteria, such as a…
Descriptors: Models, Test Items, Test Bias, Statistical Analysis