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Improving the Use of Educational Tests as Selection Tools

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  • Jeannie Gouras Thomas
  • D. B. Owen
  • R. F. Gunst

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Educational tests are used extensively for predicting future performance of individuals. Multiple regression is the most commonly used approach for this purpose, but occasionally it is desirable to use multiple cutoff scores. This paper provides Taylor-Russell type tables for determining the theoretical proportion of successful students in a selected subpopulation as a function of: the proportion successful in the unselected population; various intercorrelations; and the percentage cut on each of the two variables.

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  • Jeannie Gouras Thomas & D. B. Owen & R. F. Gunst, 1977. "Improving the Use of Educational Tests as Selection Tools," Journal of Educational and Behavioral Statistics, , vol. 2(1), pages 55-77, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:jedbes:v:2:y:1977:i:1:p:55-77
    DOI: 10.3102/10769986002001055
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    1. H-T Tsai & L C Thomas & H-C Yeh, 2005. "An economic model for credit assessment problems using screening approaches," Journal of the Operational Research Society, Palgrave Macmillan;The OR Society, vol. 56(7), pages 836-843, July.

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