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A Cautionary Note on Estimating the Reliability of a Mastery Test with the Beta-Binomial Model

Rand R. Wilcox

University of Southern California

Based on recently published papers, it might be tempting to routinely apply the beta-binomial model to obtain a single administration estimate of the reliability of a mastery test. Using real data, the paper illustrates two practical problems with esti mating reliability in this manner. The first is that the model might give a poor fit to data, which can seriously affect the reliability estimate, and the sec ond is that inadmissible estimates of the param eters in the beta-binomial model might be ob tained. Two possible solutions are described and il lustrated.

Applied Psychological Measurement, Vol. 5, No. 4, 531-537 (1981)
DOI: 10.1177/014662168100500411
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