An Approximately Reproducing Scoring Scheme That Aligns Random Response and Omission.

Abstract

One formulation of confidence scoring requires the examinee to indicate as a number his personal probability of the correctness of each alternative in a multiple-choice test. For this formulation a linear transformation of the logarithm of the correct response is maximized if the examinee accurately reports his personal probability. To equate omits scores with choice scores, the transformation can be chosen so that the score is zero if the examinee indicates complete uncertainty. If this is done, the scoring function depends on the number of alternatives.

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 01, 1974
Accession Number
ADA005301

Entities

People

  • Robert F. Boldt

Organizations

  • Educational Testing Service

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Probability
  • Uncertainty

Readers

  • Psychometric Testing or Psychological Assessment.
  • Statistical inference.
  • Theoretical Analysis.