Application of Best Linear Prediction and Penalized Best Linear Prediction to ETS Tests. Research Report. ETS RR-20-08

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Prediction; Scores; Tests; Testing Programs; Task Analysis; Accuracy; Error of Measurement; Measurement Techniques; Scoring; English (Second Language); Second Language Learning; Language Tests; College Entrance Examinations; Graduate Study; Inferences; Mathematical Models

Test of English as a Foreign Language; Graduate Record Examinations; Praxis Series

2330-8516

Best linear prediction (BLP) and penalized best linear prediction (PBLP) are techniques for combining sources of information to produce task scores, section scores, and composite test scores. The report examines issues to consider in operational implementation of BLP and PBLP in testing programs administered by ETS [Educational Testing Service].

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2021

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