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MML and EAP Estimation in Testlet-based Adaptive Testing

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Glas, C.A., Wainer, H., Bradlow, E.T. (2000). MML and EAP Estimation in Testlet-based Adaptive Testing. In: van der Linden, W.J., Glas, G.A. (eds) Computerized Adaptive Testing: Theory and Practice. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-306-47531-6_14

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