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A Test of Inclusion which allows for Errors of Measurement

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 January 2025

Richard T. White  and
R. Malcolm Clark
Richard T. White
Affiliation:
Monash University
R. Malcolm Clark
Affiliation:
University of Melbourne
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Abstract

A test which allows for errors of measurement is derived for the hypothesis that all the members of a population who possess a certain skill are a sub-set of the members who possess another skill. Formulae are given for one particular case when two questions are used for each skill, and for when three questions are used for each skill. An illustrative example is given for the two-question case.

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Original Paper
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Psychometrika , Volume 38 , Issue 1 , March 1973 , pp. 77 - 86
Copyright
Copyright © 1973 The Psychometric Society

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Footnotes

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The authors are indebted to M. L. Turner for his assistance in the initial stages of development of the test.

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