Impact of rank-based normalizing transformations on the accuracy of test scores

Journal of Modern Applied Statistical Methods

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 448-462

  Solomon, Shira R ^a   Sawilowsky, Shlomo S ^b  

^a CNA Education   (United States)

^b WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Blom; Monte carlo; Normalization; Normalizing transformations; Ranking methods; Rankit; T scores; Test scoring; Tukey; Van der Waerden

Indexed keywords

EID: 82355164623     PISSN: 15389472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.22237/jmasm/1257034080     Document Type: Article

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