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Some Remarks on the Kuder-Richardson Reliability Coefficient

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 January 2025

Paul L. Dressel
Paul L. Dressel*
Affiliation:
Michigan State College
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Abstract

The Kuder-Richardson reliability coefficient is derived in a manner independent of that originally given. Various alternative forms applicable to special situations are exhibited with the purpose of making them available to others interested in using this formula. A simplification in computation is suggested for use with a calculating machine.

Type
Original Paper
Information
Psychometrika , Volume 5 , Issue 4 , December 1940 , pp. 305 - 310
Copyright
Copyright © 1940 The Psychometric Society

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References

* Kuder, G. F., and Richardson, M. W. The theory of the estimation of test reliability. Psychometrika, 1937, 2, 151-160.

* Richardson, M. W. Notes on the rationale of item analysis. Psychometrika, 1, 69-76.