Addressing the Extreme Assumptions of Presumed Linkings

Journal of Educational Measurement

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 1-18

  Dorans, Neil J ^a   Middleton, Kyndra ^b  

^a EDUCATIONAL TESTING SERVICE   (United States)

^b HOWARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84859114708     PISSN: 00220655     EISSN: 17453984     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-3984.2011.00157.x     Document Type: Article

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