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Request full-text The continuing misinterpretation of the standard error of measurementArticle in Psychological Bulletin 86(2):335-337 · March 1979 with 18 ReadsDOI: 10.1037/0033-2909.86.2.335 1st Frank J. DudekAbstractMonographs, texts, and guides standard error of measurement vs standard error of mean designed to inform readers about the meanings and interpretations of test scores
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frequently misinform instead, because the standard error of measurement is misapplied. The standard error of measurement, ς₁(1 - r₁
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I) ½, is an estimate of the variability (i.e., the standard deviation) expected for observed scores when the true score is held constant. To set confidence intervals for true http://psycnet.apa.org/psycinfo/1979-25151-001 scores given an observed score, the appropriate standard error is that for true scores when observed scores are held constant and estimated by ς₁[r₁ I(1 - r₁ I)] ½; and the interval is around the estimated true score rather than around the observed score. Except in the case of perfect reliability, the estimated true score is not the observed https://www.researchgate.net/publication/232526023_The_continuing_misinterpretation_of_the_standard_error_of_measurement score, but is a value regressed toward the mean. (7 ref) (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2012 APA, all rights reserved)Do you want to read the rest of this article?Request full-text CitationsCitations84ReferencesReferences4Funding decision-making systems: An empirical comparison of continuous and dichotomous approaches based on psychometric theory"The standard error of measurement, SEM, which is an index of the variation of the random error, is SEM ¼ r(x j )(1-r tt ) (Harvill 1991: 34 ), where r 2 (x j ) is the variance of referees' mean ratings across all proposals. Given the true score of a proposal, the observed referees' mean rating of that proposal varies within a 95% confidence interval of s j 6 1.96 SEM (Dudek 1979). However, for the research questions in this study, the opposite case is of interest: Starting with the known observed score (the referees' mean rating of a proposal), a score band around an observed score is calculated to obtain the unknown true score. "[Show abstract] [Hide abstract] ABSTRACT: Psychometrics questions the use of dicho
observed scores, true scores and predicting observed scores on parallel measures. Usage SE.Meas(s, rxx) SE.Est (s, rxx) SE.Pred(sy, rxx) Arguments s Standard Deviation in tests scores on test x sy Standard Deviation http://artax.karlin.mff.cuni.cz/r-help/library/psychometric/html/SE.Meas.html in tests scores on parallel test y = x rxx Reliability of test x Details Dudek (1979) notes that in practice, individuals often misinterpret the SEM. In fact, most textbooks misinterpret these measures. The SE.Meas (s*sqrt(1-rxx)) is useful in the construction of CI about observed scores, but should not be interpreted as indicating the TRUE SCORE is necessarily included in the CI. standard error The SE.Est (s*sqrt(rxx*(1-rxx))) is useful in the construction of CI about the TRUE SCORE. The estimate of a CI for a TRUE SCORE also requires the calculation of a TRUE SCORE (due to regression to the mean) from observed scores. The SE.Pred (sy*sqrt(1-rxx^2)) is useful in predicting the score on a parallel measure (Y) given a score on test X. SE.Pred is standard error of usually used to estimate the score of a re-test of an individual. Value The returned value is the appropriate standard error Note Since strictly parallel tests have the same SD, s and sy are equivalent in these functions. SE.Meas() is used by CI.obs. SE.Est() is used by CI.tscore. You must use Est.true to first compute the estimated true score from an observed score accounting for regression to the mean. Author(s) Thomas D. Fletcher tom.fletcher.mp7e@statefarm.com References Dudek, F. J. (1979). The continuing misinterpretation of the standard error of measurement. Psychological Bulletin, 86, 335-337. Lord, F. M. & Novick, M. R. (1968). Statistical theories of mental test scores. Reading, MA: Addison-Wesley. Nunnally, J. C. & Bernstein, I. H. (1994). Psychometric Theory (3rd ed.). New York: McGraw-Hill. See Also Est.true, CI.obs, CI.tscore Examples # Examples from Dudek (1979) # Suppose a test has mean = 500, SD = 100 rxx = .9 # If an individual scores 700 on the test # The three SE are: SE.Meas (100, .9) SE.Est (100, .9) SE.Pred (100, 9) # CI about the true score CI.t