The chain and post-stratification methods for observed-score equating: Their relationship to population invariance

Journal of Educational Measurement

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 15-32

  Von Davier, Alina A ^a   Holland, Paul W ^a   Thayer, Dorothy T ^a  

^a EDUCATIONAL TESTING SERVICE   (United States)

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EID: 3042561176     PISSN: 00220655     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-3984.2004.tb01156.x     Document Type: Review

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