An Application of Confidence Intervals and of Maximum Likelihood to the Estimation of an Examinee's Ability  

Oleh:

Lord, Frederic M.

Jenis: Article from Journal - e-Journal
Dalam koleksi: Psychometrika: A Journal of Quantitative Psychology vol. 18 no. 1 (Mar. 1953), page 57-76.
Topik: Confidence Intervals; Free-Response Items; Maximum-Likelihood Estimates; Examinee's Ability
Fulltext: Vol 18 No.1 March 1953 p.57-76.pdf (896.85KB)

Isi artikel

A mathematical definition of the theoretical relation between the examinee's actual responses to the test items and his “true ability” is selected. A maximum-likelihood solution is obtained for estimating the examinee's “true ability” from his responses to the items. The standard error of the maximum-likelihood estimate is obtained, its relation to the discriminating power of the test is pointed out, and some generalizations are drawn as to the optimum level of item difficulty. The Neyman-Pearson power function is applied to determine which of two psychological tests is the most powerful for the selection of “successful” examinees.

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