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Belov, Dmitry I. – Applied Psychological Measurement, 2011
This article presents the Variable Match Index (VM-Index), a new statistic for detecting answer copying. The power of the VM-Index relies on two-dimensional conditioning as well as the structure of the test. The asymptotic distribution of the VM-Index is analyzed by reduction to Poisson trials. A computational study comparing the VM-Index with the…
Descriptors: Cheating, Journal Articles, Computation, Comparative Analysis
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Ben-Simon, Anat; Budescu, David V.; Nevo, Baruch – Applied Psychological Measurement, 1997
Tested methods designed to extract information about examinees' partial knowledge when taking multiple-choice tests. Applied seven testing methods to multiple-choice tests and analyzed results according to six criteria. Results with 2,989 Israeli college applicants show a tendency on the part of examinees to take advantage of the special methods.…
Descriptors: College Students, Comparative Analysis, Evaluation Methods, Foreign Countries
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DeSarbo, Wayne S.; Lehmann, Donald R.; Hollman, Frances Galliano – Applied Psychological Measurement, 2004
Preference structures that underline a survey or experimental responses may systematically vary during the administration of such measurement. Maturation, learning, fatigue, and response strategy shifts may all affect the sequential elicitation of respondent preferences at different points in the survey or experiment. The consequence of this…
Descriptors: Maximum Likelihood Statistics, Response Style (Tests), Evaluation Methods, Responses