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The Stochastic Model of Mental Testing Theory and an Application

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 January 2025

Max A. Woodbury
Max A. Woodbury*
Affiliation:
New York University
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Abstract

An axiomatization of mental test theory is presented. The presentation deals explicitly with the following concepts: true score, parallel forms, reliability, validity, and combined test score.

Type
Original Paper
Information
Psychometrika , Volume 28 , Issue 4 , December 1963 , pp. 391 - 394
Copyright
Copyright © 1963 The Psychometric Society

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Footnotes

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This project was supported by the Office of Naval Research under Contract N6onr 270-(20) and by the National Science Foundation, Grant NSF G-642. Work now continued under Nonr 1858-(150) and NSF G-22889.

References

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