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A Base-Free Measure of Change

Author(s):
Tucker, Ledyard R; Damarin, Fred; Messick, Samuel J.
Publication Year:
1965
Report Number:
RB-65-16
Source:
ETS Research Bulletin
Document Type:
Report
Page Count:
29
Subject/Key Words:
Mathematical Models, Scores, Test Reliability

Abstract

A model for the measurement of the discrepancy between two scores is presented and discussed as a paradigm for the study of growth or experimentally produced change. The model assumes two tests or measures differing in complexity, and it analyzes the true difference between the test scores into a component that is entirely dependent on the first or base-line test and a second component that is entirely independent of it. Equations for estimating both components are given and these are compared with other measurement efforts with similar goals.

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