A discussion of population invariance of equating

Applied Psychological Measurement

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 98-101

  Petersen, Nancy S ^a,b  

^a ACT ^*  (United States)

^b American College Testing Incorporated   (United States)

Author keywords

Anchor test; Linear equating; Population sensitivity; REMSD; RMSD

Indexed keywords

EID: 37248999266     PISSN: 01466216     EISSN: 15523497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0146621607311581     Document Type: Review

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