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Since item values obtained by item analysis procedures are not always stable from one situation to another, it follows that selection of items for validity or difficulty is sometimes useless. An application of Chi Square to testing homogeneity of item values is made, in the case of theUL method, and illustrative data are presented. A method of applying sampling theory to Horst's maximizing function is outlined, as illustrative of author's observation that the results of item analysis by any of various methods may be similarly tested.
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Merrill, W.W. Sampling theory in item analysis. Psychometrika 2, 215–223 (1937). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02287893
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02287893