Solving infeasibility problems in computerized test assembly

Applied Psychological Measurement

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 280-291

  Timminga, Ellen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Infeasibility; Linear programming; Optimal test assembly; Test assembly; Test design

Indexed keywords

EID: 0032347863     PISSN: 01466216     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/01466216980223008     Document Type: Article

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