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Peer reviewedDuthie, Bruce; Vincent, Ken R. – Journal of Clinical Psychology, 1986
Diagnostic hit rates for the Diagnostic Inventory of Personality and Symptoms were compared to diagnosis by psychiatrists of the same patients. The Probability Scale employing Bayesian concepts and base rates correctly classified 70% of the patients and was more accurate by far than the other two methods used. (Author/ABB)
Descriptors: Bayesian Statistics, Identification, Personality Measures, Psychological Testing
Download full textWarm, Thomas A. – 1978
This primer is an introduction to item response theory (also called item characteristic curve theory, or latent trait theory) as it is used most commonly--for scoring multiple choice achievement or aptitude tests. Written for the testing practitioner with minimum training in statistics and psychometrics, it presents and illustrates the basic…
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Achievement Tests, Adaptive Testing, Aptitude Tests
