Weights that maximize reliability under a congeneric model

Applied Psychological Measurement

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 179-187

  Wang, Tianyou ^a  

^a American College Testing Incorporated   (United States)

Author keywords

Composite score; Congeneric model; Differential weighting; Maximizing reliability; Reliability; equivalent parts.

Indexed keywords

EID: 0032392514     PISSN: 01466216     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/01466216980222007     Document Type: Article

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