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Peer reviewedSanders, Piet F. – Psychometrika, 1992
Presents solutions for the problem of maximizing the generalizability coefficient under a budget constraint. Shows that the Cauchy-Schwarz inequality can be applied to derive optimal continuous solutions for the number of conditions of each facet. Illustrates the formal similarity between optimization problems in survey sampling and…
Descriptors: Budgeting, Cost Effectiveness, Equations (Mathematics), Error of Measurement
Rafferty, Eileen A.; Treff, August V. – 1993
Some of the issues faced by institutions as they attempt to design a system of constructs that reflects the diversity of their schools are addressed. The choice of statistic, percentage passing versus mean, used in reporting test results can impact the allocation of services to subpopulations in the school. Percent passing statistics tend to focus…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Administrator Role, Comparative Analysis, Cutting Scores


