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Note on "Tests of the Same Length Do Have the Same Standard Error of Measurement"

Author(s):
Swineford, Frances
Publication Year:
1958
Report Number:
RB-58-08
Source:
ETS Research Bulletin
Document Type:
Report
Page Count:
15
Subject/Key Words:
Error of Measurement, Lord, Frederic Mather, Test Length, Test Reliability

Abstract

Lord has reported a high relation between the K-R (20) standard error of measurement and test length. The present inquiry leads to an expression of this relation in terms of item variances and covariances and indicates the ranges of these values normally found for ETS tests.

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