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The Poisson Distribution and Poisson Process in Psychometric Theory NICHD

Author(s):
Meredith, William M.
Publication Year:
1968
Report Number:
RB-68-42
Source:
ETS Research Bulletin
Document Type:
Report
Page Count:
82
Subject/Key Words:
National Institute for Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), Poisson Process, Psychometrics, Statistics, Stochastic Approximation, Test Theory

Abstract

This paper explores the consequences and ramifications of assuming that the distribution of a score, for a fixed individual, is Poisson. It also explores the implications of assuming that the process generating the score for a given individual is a Poisson process, which contains the first assumption but has further consequences.

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