The circle-arc method for equating in small samples

Journal of Educational Measurement

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 330-343

  Livingston, Samuel A ^a   Kim, Sooyeon ^a  

^a EDUCATIONAL TESTING SERVICE   (United States)

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EID: 69749103636     PISSN: 00220655     EISSN: 17453984     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-3984.2009.00084.x     Document Type: Article

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