Probabilistic method of filtering artifacts in adaptive testing

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In this article we present a method of filtering the results of adaptive testing, built on the use of structures in the form of Markov models with continuous time. The elimination of artifacts caused by various forms of incorrect direct intervention in the procedure of testing is performed on the basis of comparison of the observed and the predicted results of the answers to the questions using the Kalman filter, adapted for the solution of the considered problem.

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Keywords: adaptive testing, Markov models, Kalman filter

Journal rubric: Mathematical Psychology

Article type: scientific article

For citation: Kuravsky L.S., Yuryev G.A. Probabilistic method of filtering artifacts in adaptive testing. Eksperimental'naâ psihologiâ = Experimental Psychology (Russia), 2012. Vol. 5, no. 1, pp. 119–131. (In Russ., аbstr. in Engl.)

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Information About the Authors

Lev S. Kuravsky, Doctor of Engineering, professor, Dean of the Computer Science Faculty, Moscow State University of Psychology and Education, Moscow, Russia, ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3375-8446, e-mail: l.s.kuravsky@gmail.com

Grigory A. Yuryev, PhD in Physics and Matematics, Associate Professor, Head of Department of the Computer Science Faculty, Leading Researcher, Youth Laboratory Information Technologies for Psychological Diagnostics, Moscow State University of Psychology and Education, Moscow, Russia, ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2960-6562, e-mail: g.a.yuryev@gmail.com

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