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FLOOR EFFECT [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1999-03-23
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Examinations and Competitions (Education)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- floor effect
1, record 1, English, floor%20effect
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The second way that dependent variable specification problems can occur is when there are floor and ceiling effects to the measures. If the achievement measure has a ceiling or a floor effect, then many of the students making a perfect or a zero score have accomplishments that are not being measured. 1, record 1, English, - floor%20effect
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Docimologie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- effet de plancher
1, record 1, French, effet%20de%20plancher
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1999-03-02
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Examinations and Competitions (Education)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- ceiling effect
1, record 2, English, ceiling%20effect
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- floor effect 1, record 2, English, floor%20effect
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Variable truncation also occurs when the tests have either floor or ceiling effects, when only one specific segment of the enrollment is used (such as at risk students or college students) or when data are not available for the entire sample being analyzed. 1, record 2, English, - ceiling%20effect
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Docimologie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- effet de plafonnement
1, record 2, French, effet%20de%20plafonnement
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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