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A Comparison of a Bayesian and a Maximum Likelihood Tailored Testing Procedure.
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McKinley, Robert L.; Reckase, Mark D. – 1981
A study was conducted to compare tailored testing procedures based on a Bayesian ability estimation technique and on a maximum likelihood ability estimation technique. The Bayesian tailored testing procedure selected items so as to minimize the posterior variance of the ability estimate distribution, while the maximum likelihood tailored testing…
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Adaptive Testing, Bayesian Statistics, Comparative Analysis