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Werts, Charles E.; Linn, Robert L. – 1972
The Werts-Linn procedure for dealing with categorical errors of measurement in "Comments on Boyle's 'Path Analysis and Ordinal Data'" in The American Journal of Sociology, volume 76, number 6, May 1971, is shown to be inappropriate to the problem of ordered categories. (For related document, see TM 002 301.) (DB)
Descriptors: Data Analysis, Error of Measurement, Goodness of Fit, Mathematical Models
Noonan, Richard; Wold, Herman – Evaluation in Education: An International Review Series, 1983
Tries to develop a method for empirical evaluations of the impact of a school system on measurable cognitive and affective outcomes in students. Concentrates on the Partial Least Squares (PLS) methodology, and illustrates the potential of PLS for system analysis. (BW)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Data Analysis, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods
