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Peer reviewedHankins, Janette A. – Educational and Psychological Measurement, 1990
The effects of a fixed and variable entry procedure on bias and information of a Bayesian adaptive test were compared. Neither procedure produced biased ability estimates on the average. Bias at the distribution extremes, efficiency curves, item subsets generated for administration, and items required to reach termination are discussed. (TJH)
Descriptors: Adaptive Testing, Aptitude Tests, Bayesian Statistics, Comparative Analysis
