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Standard Errors of Equating

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In this chapter, focuses on standard errors of equating; both bootstrap and analytic procedures are described. We illustrate the use of standard errors to choose sample sizes for equating and to compare the precision in estimating equating relationships for different designs and methods.

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    Michael J. Kolen

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Kolen, M.J., Brennan, R.L. (2014). Standard Errors of Equating. In: Test Equating, Scaling, and Linking. Statistics for Social and Behavioral Sciences. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-0317-7_7

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