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A Proposed Variation of the Matching Technique

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 January 2025

George H. Weinberg
Affiliation:
The Handwriting Institute, New York City
Fritz A. Fluckiger
Affiliation:
The Handwriting Institute, New York City
Clarence A. Tripp
Affiliation:
The Handwriting Institute, New York City

Abstract

A matching procedure is proposed by which a judge may use the same items in different matches. The K items in one group most likely to include the correct match with each item in the other are selected. Inclusion of the correct match among the K items chosen is defined as a success. The distribution of the number of successes is discussed. Tables are presented showing the number of successes needed for significance for various values of K and of N, the number of items in each group.

Type
Original Paper
Copyright
Copyright © 1960 The Psychometric Society

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