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Novak, Josip; Rebernjak, Blaž – Measurement: Interdisciplinary Research and Perspectives, 2023
A Monte Carlo simulation study was conducted to examine the performance of [alpha], [lambda]2, [lambda][subscript 4], [lambda][subscript 2], [omega][subscript T], GLB[subscript MRFA], and GLB[subscript Algebraic] coefficients. Population reliability, distribution shape, sample size, test length, and number of response categories were varied…
Descriptors: Monte Carlo Methods, Evaluation Methods, Reliability, Simulation
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Emons, Wilco H. M.; Sijtsma, Klaas; Meijer, Rob R. – Psychological Methods, 2007
Short tests containing at most 15 items are used in clinical and health psychology, medicine, and psychiatry for making decisions about patients. Because short tests have large measurement error, the authors ask whether they are reliable enough for classifying patients into a treatment and a nontreatment group. For a given certainty level,…
Descriptors: Psychiatry, Patients, Error of Measurement, Test Length