Underdiscrimination
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 Less than normal discrimination uncountable
"Starting with the highest residual correlations (≥0.7, then ≥0.6, through to ≥0.3), the item of each residual correlating set showing the least face validity according to experts’ opinion (CF, MH) or having over- or underdiscrimination on its category probability curve, was removed (45 items removed stepwise; 28 items remaining)."
Example
More examples"Starting with the highest residual correlations (≥0.7, then ≥0.6, through to ≥0.3), the item of each residual correlating set showing the least face validity according to experts’ opinion (CF, MH) or having over- or underdiscrimination on its category probability curve, was removed (45 items removed stepwise; 28 items remaining)."
Etymology
From under- + discrimination.
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