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ODD-EVEN METHOD [2 records]

Record 1 2011-06-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Psychometry and Psychotechnology
DEF

A technique for obtaining an estimate of the reliability of a test by finding the correlation between the odd- and even-numbered items.

CONT

Chance-halves or split-halves correlation : There are various methods of choosing the halves to be as representative of the whole as possible; the most common is the ODD-EVEN METHOD, one half being composed of the even-numbered items, the other of the odd-numbered.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Psychométrie et psychotechnique

Spanish

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Record 2 1998-08-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Psychometry and Psychotechnology
DEF

A method of estimating test reliability by determining the correlation between the odd and the even test items and applying the Spearman-Brown formula to compensate for attenuation caused by splitting the test.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Psychométrie et psychotechnique

Spanish

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