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On de Encountered Using Decision Theory to Set Cutoff Scores

Dato N. M. de Gruijter

Educational Research Center, University of Leyden, The Netherlands

Ronald K. Hambleton

University of Massachusetts, Laboratory of Psychometric and Evaluative Research, Hills South, Room 152, Amherst MA 01003, U.S.A.

In the decision-theoretic approach to determining a cutoff score, the cutoff score chosen is that which maximizes expected utility of pass/fail decisions. This approach is not without its problems. In this paper several of these problems are considered: inaccurate parameter estimates, choice of test model and conse quences, choice of subpopulations, optimal cutoff scores on various occasions, and cutoff scores as tar gets. It is suggested that these problems will need to be overcome and/or understood more thoroughly be fore the full potential of the decision-theoretic ap proach can be realized in practice.

Applied Psychological Measurement, Vol. 8, No. 1, 1-8 (1984)
DOI: 10.1177/014662168400800101
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