Appropriateness Measurement for Some Multidimensional Test Batteries
- 1 June 1991
- journal article
- other
- Published by SAGE Publications in Applied Psychological Measurement
- Vol. 15 (2), 171-191
- https://doi.org/10.1177/014662169101500207
Abstract
Model-based methods for the detection of in dividuals inadequately measured by a test have generally been limited to unidimensional tests. Ex tensions of unidimensional appropriateness indices are developed here for multi-unidimensional tests (i.e., multidimensional tests composed of unidimensional subtests). Simulated and real data were used to evaluate the effectiveness of the mul titest appropriateness indices. Very high rates of detection of spuriously high and spuriously low response patterns were obtained with the simulated data. These detection rates were comparable to rates obtained for long unidimensional tests (both simulated and real) with approximately the same number of items. For real data, similarly high de tection rates were obtained in the spuriously high condition; slightly lower detection rates were ob served for the spuriously low condition. Several directions for future research are described.Keywords
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