Estimating comparable scores using surrogate variables

Applied Psychological Measurement

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 197-207

  Liou, Michelle ^a   Cheng, Philip E ^a   Li, Ming Yen ^b  

^a ACADEMIA SINICA   (Taiwan)

^b Department of Measurement and Statistics   (Taiwan)

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EID: 0035532194     PISSN: 01466216     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/01466210122032000     Document Type: Article

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