Comparing State SAT Scores: Problems, Biases, and Corrections.

Gohmann, Stephen F.

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Publication Date: 1988

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Comparing State SAT Scores: Problems, Biases, and Corrections.

Gohmann, Stephen F.

Journal of Educational Measurement, v25 n2 p137-48 Sum 1988

One method to correct for selection bias in comparing Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) scores among states is presented, which is a modification of J. J. Heckman's Selection Bias Correction (1976, 1979). Empirical results suggest that sample selection bias is present in SAT score regressions. (SLD)

Descriptors: Regression (Statistics), Sampling, Scoring, Selection, State Programs, Statistical Bias, Test Bias, Testing Problems, Testing Programs

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Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: SAT (College Admission Test)

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