Fair use of tests in health sciences

Standardized measurement instruments (tests) have become an essential tool in health sciences. The concept of equity in the development, adaptation and administration of psychometric tests was first introduced in Standards for Educational and Psychological Testing published in 1999 by the American E...

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Autores: Espelt, A, Viladrich, C, Doval, E, Aliaga, J, Garcia-Rueda, R, Tarrega, S
Tipo de documento: artigo
Estado:Versão publicada
Data de publicação:2014
País:España
Recursos:Institut d’Investigació Biomèdica Sant Pau (IIB Sant Pau)
Repositório:r-IIB SANT PAU. Repositorio Institucional de Producción Científica del Instituto de Investigación Biomédica Sant Pau
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Access Level:Acceso aberto
Palavra-chave:Bias
Psychometrics
Reproducibility of results
Fairness
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Resumo:Standardized measurement instruments (tests) have become an essential tool in health sciences. The concept of equity in the development, adaptation and administration of psychometric tests was first introduced in Standards for Educational and Psychological Testing published in 1999 by the American Educational Research Association, the American Psychological Association, and the National Council on Measurement in Education. Despite its importance, this concept has been scarcely used in epidemiology and public health. Consequently, this methodological note aims to explain the concept of equity in testing and to provide tools and indications to detect and solve their inequitable use. (C) 2014 SESPAS. Published by Elsevier Espana, S.L.U. All rights reserved.