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equate

[ē′kwāt]

(mathematics)

To state algebraically that two expressions are equal to one another.

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Score equating is essential for any testing program that continually produces new editions of a test and for which the expectation is that scores from these editions have the same meaning over time.

Principles and Practices of Test Score Equating. Research Report. ETS RR-10-29

In this paper, the "standard error of equating difference" (SEED) is described in terms of originally proposed kernel equating functions (von Davier, Holland, & Thayer, 2004) and extended to incorporate traditional linear and equipercentile functions.

Research on Standard Errors of Equating Differences. Research Report. ETS RR-10-25

In the equating literature, a recurring concern is that equating functions that utilize a single anchor to account for examinee groups' nonequivalence are biased when the groups are extremely different and/or when the anchor only weakly measures what the tests measure.

The Use of Two Anchors in Nonequivalent Groups with Anchor Test (NEAT) Equating. Research Report. ETS RR-10-23