Jeromy Anglim's Blog: Psychology and Statistics


Showing posts with label validity. Show all posts
Showing posts with label validity. Show all posts

Monday, October 5, 2009

Analysis of a Multiple Choice Test | Getting Started

This post discusses how to perform a basic reliability analysis of a multiple choice test.

Tuesday, September 29, 2009

Difference Scores | Are They Okay to Use?

A difference score is a variable that has been formed by subtracting one variable from another.
i.e., DIFFSCORE = VAR1 - VAR2.
Some researchers have heard that difference scores are 'bad'. This post discusses some of the issues, provides some additional references, and discusses calculating reliability of difference scores.