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A Machine Method for Computing the Biserial Correlation Coefficient in Item Validation

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 January 2025

Elmer B. Royer
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Abstract

A method for computing the biserial correlation coefficients with the aid of punch card equipment is oultined. A numerical example and a work sheet layout is included in the presentation.

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Psychometrika , Volume 6 , Issue 1 , February 1941 , pp. 55 - 59
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Copyright © 1941 Psychometric Society

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Footnotes

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This method was developed by Dr. Elmer B. Royer prior to his untimely death on April 3, 1939. It has been prepared for publication by some of his former associates, not only as a contribution to science but also as a tribute to the memory of a true scientist.

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