Using aptitude measurements for the optimal assignment of subjects to treatments with and without mastery scores

Linden van der, Wim J. (1981) Using aptitude measurements for the optimal assignment of subjects to treatments with and without mastery scores. Psychometrika, 46 (3). pp. 257-274. ISSN 0033-3123

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Abstract:	For assigning subjects to treatments the point of intersection of within-group regression lines is ordinarily used as the critical point. This decision rule is critized and, for several utility functions and any number of treatments, replaced by optimal monotone, nonrandomized (Bayes) rules. Both treatments with and without mastery scores are considered. Moreover, the effect of unreliable criterion scores on the optimal decision rule is examined, and it is illustrated how qualitative information can be combined with aptitude measurements to improve treatment assignment decisions. Although the models in this paper are presented with special reference to the aptitude-treatment interaction problem in education, it is indicated that they apply to a variety of situations in which subjects are assigned to treatments on the basis of some predictor score, as long as there are no allocation quota considerations.
Item Type:	Article
Copyright:	© 1981 The Psychometric Society
Faculty:	Behavioural Sciences (BS)
Research Group:	Research Methodology, Measurement and Data Analysis (OMD)
Link to this item:	http://purl.utwente.nl/publications/60239
Official URL:	http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF02293734
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