1 A History and Overview of Psychometrics

Handbook of Statistics

Volumn 26, Issue , 2006, Pages 1-27

  Jones, Lyle V ^a   Thissen, David ^a  

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EID: 67649305205     PISSN: 01697161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S0169-7161(06)26001-2     Document Type: Review

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