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SPLIT-HALF CORRELATION [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2015-03-03
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Statistical Methods
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- chance-halves correlation
1, record 1, English, chance%2Dhalves%20correlation
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- split-half correlation 1, record 1, English, split%2Dhalf%20correlation
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A method of estimating the reliability of a test or other variable by splitting it into comparable halves, and applying the spearman-Brown (prophesy) formula to estimate the 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. 1, record 1, English, - chance%2Dhalves%20correlation
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Méthodes statistiques
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- coefficient de corrélation d'homogénéité
1, record 1, French, coefficient%20de%20corr%C3%A9lation%20d%27homog%C3%A9n%C3%A9it%C3%A9
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 1989-08-07
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Psychometry and Psychotechnology
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- split-half correlation
1, record 2, English, split%2Dhalf%20correlation
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
a technique for determining the reliability of a test by correlating the two halves of the test, usually the odd-numbered versus the even-numbered items. It is necessary to apply the Spearman-Brown prophecy formula to the coefficient of correlation in such cases in order to correct for the attenuation of the test caused by splitting it. 1, record 2, English, - split%2Dhalf%20correlation
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Psychométrie et psychotechnique
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- coefficient de corrélation d'homogénéité
1, record 2, French, coefficient%20de%20corr%C3%A9lation%20d%27homog%C3%A9n%C3%A9it%C3%A9
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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