Establishing Weights for Test Plans for Licensure and Certification Examinations

Applied Measurement in Education

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 237-256

  Raymond, Mark R ^a  

^a American Registry of Radiologic Technologists   (United States)

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EID: 0030507478     PISSN: 08957347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/s15324818ame0903_3     Document Type: Article

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