Is it necessary to make anchor tests mini-versions of the tests being equated or can some restrictions be relaxed?

Journal of Educational Measurement

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 249-275

  Sinharay, Sandip ^a   Holland, Paul W ^a  

^a EDUCATIONAL TESTING SERVICE   (United States)

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EID: 34547968456     PISSN: 00220655     EISSN: 17453984     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-3984.2007.00037.x     Document Type: Article

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