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A test of inclusion which allows for errors of measurement

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A test which allows for errors of measurement is derived for the hypothesis that all the members of a population who possess a certain skill are a sub-set of the members who possess another skill. Formulae are given for one particular case when two questions are used for each skill, and for when three questions are used for each skill. An illustrative example is given for the two-question case.

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  1. Monash University, Australia

    Richard T. White

  2. University of Melbourne, Australia

    R. Malcolm Clark

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The authors are indebted to M. L. Turner for his assistance in the initial stages of development of the test.

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White, R.T., Clark, R.M. A test of inclusion which allows for errors of measurement. Psychometrika 38, 77–86 (1973). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02291176

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