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| Journal of Experimental… | 1 |
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Peer reviewedHamdan, M. A. – Journal of Experimental Education, 1979
The distribution theory underlying corrections for guessing is analyzed, and the probability distributions of the random variables are derived. The correction in grade, based on random guessing of unknown answers, is compared with corrections based on educated guessing. (Author/MH)
Descriptors: Guessing (Tests), Maximum Likelihood Statistics, Multiple Choice Tests, Probability
