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Variation in test validity with variation in the distribution of item difficulties, number of items, and degree of their intercorrelation

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  • Hubert Brogden, 1946. "Variation in test validity with variation in the distribution of item difficulties, number of items, and degree of their intercorrelation," Psychometrika, Springer;The Psychometric Society, vol. 11(4), pages 197-214, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:psycho:v:11:y:1946:i:4:p:197-214
    DOI: 10.1007/BF02290130
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    1. M. Richardson, 1936. "The relation between the difficulty and the differential validity of a test," Psychometrika, Springer;The Psychometric Society, vol. 1(2), pages 33-49, June.
    2. George Ferguson, 1941. "The factorial interpretation of test difficulty," Psychometrika, Springer;The Psychometric Society, vol. 6(5), pages 323-329, October.
    3. G. Kuder & M. Richardson, 1937. "The theory of the estimation of test reliability," Psychometrika, Springer;The Psychometric Society, vol. 2(3), pages 151-160, September.
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