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	短縮版信頼性分析	項目応答理論 (IRT)
分野	心理測定学	心理測定学
系統	Latent structure	Latent structure
提唱年	1990s–2000s	1952–1968
提唱者	Conventional practice; codified notably by Smith, McCarthy & Anderson (2000) and Stanton et al. (2002)	Frederic M. Lord (and Allan Birnbaum for the 2PL/3PL models)
種類	Scale development / psychometric evaluation	Probabilistic measurement model
原典	Stanton, J. M., Sinar, E. F., Balzer, W. K. & Smith, P. C. (2002). Issues and strategies for reducing the length of self-report scales. Personnel Psychology, 55(1), 167–194.	Lord, F. M. & Novick, M. R. (1968). Statistical Theories of Mental Test Scores. Addison-Wesley.
別名	abbreviated scale reliability, short-form validation, scale shortening, item reduction reliability	IRT, latent trait theory, item characteristic curve theory, modern test theory
関連	6	5
概要	Short-form reliability analysis evaluates whether an abbreviated version of a psychological scale maintains acceptable internal consistency, validity, and structural integrity after items are removed. It is used in survey and assessment research to create briefer instruments that reduce respondent burden without sacrificing measurement quality.	Item response theory models the probability that a respondent answers an item correctly (or endorses it) as a function of the respondent's latent trait level and the item's own statistical properties — difficulty, discrimination, and guessing. Unlike classical test theory, IRT places persons and items on the same scale, yielding measurement that is sample-independent for items and test-independent for persons.