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Peer reviewedSpray, Judith A.; Reckase, Mark D. – Journal of Educational and Behavioral Statistics, 1996
Two procedures for classifying examinees into categories, one based on the sequential probability ratio test (SPRT) and the other on sequential Bayes methodology, were compared to determine which required fewer items for classification. Results showed that the SPRT procedure requires fewer items to achieve the same accuracy level. (SLD)
Descriptors: Ability, Bayesian Statistics, Classification, Comparative Analysis
