On Testing a Guttman Scale for Significance.

Hofmann, Richard J.

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Publication Date: 1979

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On Testing a Guttman Scale for Significance.

Hofmann, Richard J.

Educational and Psychological Measurement, v39 n2 p297-301 Sum 1979

The Guttman scale is discussed from the viewpoint of errors in response patterns. The errors are assumed to be distributed as a binomial. A double-barreled significance test is suggested having two probabilities: high probability and low probability. (Author)

Descriptors: Error Patterns, Hypothesis Testing, Probability, Psychometrics, Rating Scales, Statistical Significance, Technical Reports, Test Interpretation, Test Reliability

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Language: English

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