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Showing 1 to 20 of 24 for “"measurement bias"”.
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The influence of non-measurement bias on the diagnosis of articulation impairment
Test and measurement bias in special education diagnosis has been well documented. Boys, linguistic and ethnic minorities, and children with behavior problems are among those overrepresented in several handicap categories, including speech impairment. Recent evidence indicates that variables …
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Explaining Racial Discrepancies in Verbal Memory Assessment with Joint Estimation of Life Course Social Inequalities and Measurement Bias
… the standard outcome of interest, solutions to measurement differences between racial groups need to be identified. This study proposes a novel theoretically informed psychometric approach to separate cognitive test performance into factors related to life course disparities and those related to …
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The Effects Of Differential Item Functioning On Predictive Bias
… research was to investigate the relation between measurement bias at the item level (differential item functioning, dif) and predictive bias at the test score level. Dif was defined as a difference in the probability of getting a test item correct for examinees with the same ability but from …
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Assessing measurement invariance in long and short forms of the BIS/BAS scales across demographic subgroups with validation via impulsivity and internalizing and externalizing problem scales.
… broad application, few studies have evaluated measurement invariance across diverse sociodemographic groups. This study examined invariance of the original 20-item and abbreviated 12-item BIS/BAS Scales across sex, race/ethnicity, and their interaction in a diverse adolescent sample from the …
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Examining the Measurement Invariance of the MMPI-A-RF Externalizing Scales Across Korean and American Adolescent Normative Samples
… factor analysis (MGCFA) to examine the measurement invariance in Korean and American adolescent normative samples. Partially supporting the hypothesis, the results showed that partial factorial invariance was achieved in four out of the six Externalizing Scales. Noninvariant items of …
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Measurement Invariance Between Genders on Two Measures of Borderline Personality Disorder
<p>Gender bias in the diagnosis and assessment of Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) has been the subject of much controversy in the psychological research literature. Evidence regarding differential prevalence rates and diagnostic rates in clinical settings between genders has been mixed, and …
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Simultaneous localization and tracking in wireless ad-hoc sensor networks
… a sensor network algorithm that uses range measurements between sensors and a moving target to simultaneously localize the sensors, calibrate sensing hardware, and recover the target's trajectory. LaSLAT is based on a Bayesian filter that updates a probability distribution over the …
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A multiplex platform based on cellular barcoding for measuring single cell drug susceptibility
… the capability of our platform to both eliminate measurement bias due to time differences in drug exposure and reduce the operation time when compared to standard time point assays.
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Measuring spatially varying elastic modulus of multi-compartment 3D collagen scaffold using indentation
… and differentiation. Accurate elastic modulus measurements of theses scaffolds will greatly influence their ability to engineer tissues with varying degrees of stiffness such as tendon-to-bone junctions (TBJ). This thesis presents a novel indentation method as an accurate measurement technique …
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An Implementation of Field-Wise Wind Retrieval for Seawinds on QuikSCAT
… to derive wind estimates from radar backscatter measurements. In contrast to the more traditional method known as point-wise wind retrieval, field-wise techniques estimate wind field model parameters. In this way, neighboring wind vectors are jointly estimated, ensuring consistency. This work …
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Gender and the HEXACO model of personality: Meta-analysis, measurement equivalence, and specification of agency as a core construct of investment
… and Openness (dc = .09). Study 2 assesses gender measurement equivalence in the HEXACO, to establish that the observed gender mean differences in HEXACO domains can be attributed to actual differences in the underlying constructs, rather than to measurement bias (i.e., supporting metric and scalar …
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A pscyhometric investigation of the comprehensive assessment of sadistic tendencies (cast): Evidence from factor analysis and item response theory
… processes (dominance versus ideal point), and measurement invariance across gender using factor analytic methods. Factor analysis results validated the three-factor structure of sadism (physical, verbal, and vicarious), whereas item response theory models demonstrated that a dominance response …
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Measuring And Understanding Health-Related Quality Of Life Among Adult Patients With Hemophilia
… Short Form-12 Version 2 (SF-12v2); 2) assess the measurement invariance of the SF-12v2 with respect to age, disease severity, and treatment regimen; 3) identify psychosocial predictors of health-related quality (HRQOL) among adults with hemophilia in the United States. Methods: This …
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Fiscal redistribution, poverty, and inequality in Botswana
… the most recent household surveys, data and measurement challenges are evaluated applying established national and international measures. The research expands on related studies for Botswana and contributes to the internationally comparable fiscal incidence literature using the CEQ …
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The legacy of the exclusion of Aboriginal people in Australia
… was fulfilled via a group teaching session on measurement bias to the 2015 MAE cohort. Also, developing and conducting a Lesson from the Field (LFF) component on cultural awareness and appropriate community engagement and partnership when conducting research with Aboriginal and Torres Strait …
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The legacy of the exclusion of Aboriginal people in Australia
… was fulfilled via a group teaching session on measurement bias to the 2015 MAE cohort. Also, developing and conducting a Lesson from the Field (LFF) component on cultural awareness and appropriate community engagement and partnership when conducting research with Aboriginal and Torres Strait …
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Multi-state modelling to estimate infectious disease burden
… of stay, and capable of accounting for data biases and censoring. I demonstrate the potential of these models to address certain limitations of classical survival analysis methods, and their application to answer causal questions using observational data. Firstly, I develop an established …
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The effects of group members' personality traits and influence on individual consensus
… relationship may result partially from measurement bias. In my exploratory analysis, I found gender to affect group dynamics more than personality. Therefore, further studies which manipulate gender need to be performed before the relationships among gender, personality traits, and group …
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Response styles in consumer research
… popular. However, responses to such items may be biased by response styles, defined as respondents’ tendencies to disproportionately select specific response options. A well-known example is the acquiescence response style, i.e. the tendency to disproportionately use the response options …
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Evaluation of a knemometer
… the reliability and the validity of its measurements, to compare two different recommended measuring procedures and to establish whether repositioning the child between readings is necessary. Forty-four healthy children ranging in age from 5,2 - 10,9 years were enrolled. Measurements were …
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