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On the theory of a set of tests which differ only in length

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  • Walter Kristof, 1971. "On the theory of a set of tests which differ only in length," Psychometrika, Springer;The Psychometric Society, vol. 36(3), pages 207-225, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:psycho:v:36:y:1971:i:3:p:207-225
    DOI: 10.1007/BF02297843
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    1. Walter Kristof, 1969. "Estimation of true score and error variance for tests under various equivalence assumptions," Psychometrika, Springer;The Psychometric Society, vol. 34(4), pages 489-507, December.
    2. Walter Kristof, 1963. "The statistical theory of stepped-up reliability coefficients when a test has been divided into several equivalent parts," Psychometrika, Springer;The Psychometric Society, vol. 28(3), pages 221-238, September.
    3. Lee Cronbach, 1951. "Coefficient alpha and the internal structure of tests," Psychometrika, Springer;The Psychometric Society, vol. 16(3), pages 297-334, September.
    4. Melvin Novick & Charles Lewis, 1967. "Coefficient alpha and the reliability of composite measurements," Psychometrika, Springer;The Psychometric Society, vol. 32(1), pages 1-13, March.
    5. Leonard Feldt, 1965. "The approximate sampling distribution of Kuder-Richardson reliability coefficient twenty," Psychometrika, Springer;The Psychometric Society, vol. 30(3), pages 357-370, September.
    6. Max Woodbury, 1951. "On the standard length of a test," Psychometrika, Springer;The Psychometric Society, vol. 16(1), pages 103-106, March.
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