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Computerized Adaptive Test Reliability Analysis

CAT reliability analysis quantifies measurement precision in computerized adaptive tests where each examinee receives a unique, individually tailored subset of items. Rather than a single classical coefficient, it uses item response theory to express precision as conditional standard error of measurement at each ability level, and marginal reliability as a global summary across the ability distribution.

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Sources

  1. Weiss, D. J. (1984). Application of computerized adaptive testing to educational problems. Journal of Educational Measurement, 21(4), 361–375. DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-3984.1984.tb01040.x
  2. Embretson, S. E. & Reise, S. P. (2000). Item Response Theory for Psychologists. Lawrence Erlbaum Associates. ISBN: 978-0805828191

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ScholarGateComputerized adaptive test reliability analysis (Computerized Adaptive Test Reliability Analysis). Retrieved 2026-06-04 from https://scholargate.app/en/psychometrics/computerized-adaptive-test-reliability-analysis