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Scientists typically make repeated measurements of a quantity to ensure the quality of their findings and to evaluate both the precision and the accuracy of their results. Measurements are said to be precise if they yield very similar results when repeated in the same manner. A measurement is considered accurate if it yields a result that is very close to the true or the accepted value. Precise values agree with each other; accurate values agree with a true value.  Highly accurate measurements...
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Bias and precision in true-score estimation.

L Andries van der Ark1, Wilco H M Emons2, Jules L Ellis3

  • 1Research Institute of Child Development and Education, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.

The British Journal of Mathematical and Statistical Psychology
|June 15, 2026
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This study evaluates two methods for estimating true scores in classical test theory. While both methods

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classical test theoryestimation biasreliabilitystandard errorstrue‐score estimation

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Area of Science:

  • Psychometrics and Educational Measurement
  • Classical Test Theory (CTT)
  • Statistical Modeling

Background:

  • Classical Test Theory (CTT) provides a framework for understanding measurement error.
  • Estimating true scores and their uncertainty is crucial for accurate assessment.
  • Existing methods for estimating true scores and associated uncertainty measures have limitations.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To examine the bias and sampling variability of true-score estimators and their uncertainty measures (SEM and SEE).
  • To derive analytic expressions for bias and propose practical approximations for bias assessment.
  • To propose standard error estimators for both classical and Kelley's methods.

Main Methods:

  • Derived analytic expressions for the bias of true-score, SEM, and SEE estimators.
  • Proposed approximations for bias assessment by omitting complex terms.
  • Utilized simulation studies to evaluate the accuracy of approximations and the impact of bias and sampling variability.

Main Results:

  • Bias approximations and standard error estimators were found to be sufficiently accurate.
  • The classical true-score estimator is unbiased, but Kelley's estimator can be biased for extreme true scores.
  • Bias in estimated SEM and SEE can be substantial with high reliability and negatively biased reliability estimators.

Conclusions:

  • Both classical and Kelley's methods for true-score estimation have potential biases, particularly Kelley's method under certain conditions.
  • The proposed approximations and standard error estimators are reliable for practical use.
  • Sampling variability has a minimal impact on true-score estimation compared to bias.