Tailored Testing, An Application of Stochastic Approximation.

Abstract

Some stochastic approximation procedures are considered in connection with the following problem. How shall one choose a sequence of test questions in order to estimate as accurately as possible a given examinee's standing on some psychological dimension. Illustrations are given evaluating certain procedures in a specific context. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 01, 1971
Accession Number
AD0720736

Entities

People

  • Frederic M. Lord

Organizations

  • Educational Testing Service

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Sequences

Fields of Study

  • Mathematics

Readers

  • Psychometric Testing or Psychological Assessment.
  • Regression Analysis.
  • Theoretical Analysis.