A Note on the Reliability Coefficients for Item Response Model-Based Ability Estimates

Psychometrika

Volumn 77, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 153-162

  Kim, Seonghoon ^a  

^a Keimyung University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

ability estimates; item response theory; reliability coefficient

Indexed keywords

EID: 84155188878     PISSN: 00333123     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11336-011-9238-0     Document Type: Article

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