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The Kuder-Richardson formula (21) as a split-half coefficient, and some remarks on its basic assumption

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Case IV of the Kuder-Richardson series, their formula (21), is derived as a generalized split-half Spearman-Brown coefficient. The basic assumption employed is shown to be sufficient to justify the various assumptions used in derivations by other authors. Some of the implications of this assumption are discussed.

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    Samuel B. Lyerly

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Lyerly, S.B. The Kuder-Richardson formula (21) as a split-half coefficient, and some remarks on its basic assumption. Psychometrika 23, 267–270 (1958). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02289239

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