Estimating the Likelihood of False-Positive and False-Negative Decisions in Mastery Testing: An Empirical Bayes Approach

Rand R. Wilcox

Journal of Educational and Behavioral Statistics, 1977, vol. 2, issue 4, 289-307

Abstract: False-positive and false-negative decisions are the two possible errors committed with a mastery test; yet the estimation of the likelihood of committing these errors has not been investigated. Accordingly, two methods of estimating the likelihood of committing these errors are described and then investigated using Monte Carlo techniques. Conditions for obtaining accurate estimates are noted.

Keywords: Mastery Test; Two-Way Classification; Empirical Bayes (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 1977
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DOI: 10.3102/10769986002004289

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