Assessing differential prediction bias in the Developing Cognitive Abilities Test across gender, race/ethnicity, and socioeconomic groups

Educational and Psychological Measurement

Volumn 61, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 159-171

  Canivez, Gary L ^a   Konold, Timothy R ^b  

^a EASTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

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EID: 0035529240     PISSN: 00131644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/00131640121971022     Document Type: Article

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