ELIMINATING DIFFERENTIALLY DIFFICULT ITEMS AS AN APPROACH TO TEST BIAS
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: ETS Research Bulletin Series
سال: 1978
ISSN: 0424-6144
DOI: 10.1002/j.2333-8504.1978.tb01151.x