Measurement reliability, the Spearman-Jensen effect and the revised thorndike model of test bias

International Journal of Selection and Assessment

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 61-68

  Reeve, Charlie L ^a   Bonaccio, Silvia ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHARLOTTE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

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EID: 60449119742     PISSN: 0965075X     EISSN: 14682389     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-2389.2009.00451.x     Document Type: Article

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