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Peer reviewedLevine, Michael V.; Drasgow, Fritz – Psychometrika, 1988
Some examinees' test-taking behavior may be so idiosyncratic that their test scores are not comparable to those of more typical examinees. A new theoretical approach to appropriateness measurement is proposed that specifies a likelihood ratio test and an efficient computer algorithm for computing the test statistic. (TJH)
Descriptors: Algorithms, Computer Simulation, Latent Trait Theory, Maximum Likelihood Statistics
