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van der Linden, Wim J.; Sotaridona, Leonardo – Journal of Educational and Behavioral Statistics, 2006
A statistical test for detecting answer copying on multiple-choice items is presented. The test is based on the exact null distribution of the number of random matches between two test takers under the assumption that the response process follows a known response model. The null distribution can easily be generalized to the family of distributions…
Descriptors: Test Items, Multiple Choice Tests, Cheating, Responses
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Little, Roderick J. A.; Rubin, Donald B. – Journal of Educational and Behavioral Statistics, 1994
Equating a new standard test to an old reference test is considered when samples for equating are not randomly selected from the target population of test takers, identifying two problems from equating from biased samples. An empirical example with data from the Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery illustrates the approach. (SLD)
Descriptors: Equated Scores, Military Personnel, Sampling, Statistical Analysis