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The relation of the reliability of multiple-choice tests to the distribution of item difficulties

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  • Frederic Lord, 1952. "The relation of the reliability of multiple-choice tests to the distribution of item difficulties," Psychometrika, Springer;The Psychometric Society, vol. 17(2), pages 181-194, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:psycho:v:17:y:1952:i:2:p:181-194
    DOI: 10.1007/BF02288781
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    1. 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.
    2. Ledyard Tucker, 1946. "Maximum validity of a test with equivalent items," Psychometrika, Springer;The Psychometric Society, vol. 11(1), pages 1-13, March.
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