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Graphic Discovery
Good graphs make complex problems clear. From the weather forecast to the Dow Jones average, graphs are so ubiquitous today that it is hard to imagine a world without them. Yet …
Truth or Truthiness
Teacher tenure is a problem. Teacher tenure is a solution. Fracking is safe. Fracking causes earthquakes. Our kids are over-tested. Our kids are not tested enough. We read claims …
Drawing Inferences From Self-selected Samples
This volume contains a collection of essays and discussions which serve as an introduction and guide to current research in the area of drawing inferences from self-selected …
Uneducated Guesses
What statistical evidence shows us about our misguided educational policiesUneducated Guesses challenges everything our policymakers thought they knew about education and education …
Differential Item Functioning
Test fairness is a moral imperative for both the makers and the users of tests. This book focuses on methods for detecting test items that function differently for different groups …
Computerized Adaptive Testing
This celebrated primer presents an introduction to all of the key ingredients in understanding computerized adaptive testing technology, test development, statistics, and mental …
Picturing the Uncertain World
In his entertaining and informative book Graphic Discovery, Howard Wainer unlocked the power of graphical display to make complex problems clear. Now he's back with Picturing the …
History of Data Visualization and Graphic Communication
A comprehensive history of data visualization-its origins, rise, and effects on the ways we think about and solve problems.With complex information everywhere, graphics have become …
Visual Revelations
To function in modern society complex data must be absorbed and understood at a breakneck pace. The most efficient way to do this is through data-based graphics. This book is an …
Testlet Response Theory and Its Applications
The measurement models employed to score tests have been evolving over the past century from those that focus on the entire test (true score theory) to models that focus on …
Statistical Guide for the Ethically Perplexed
Exploring the intersection of ethics and statistics, this comprehensive guide illustrates the proper use of probabilistic and statistical reasoning in the behavioral, social, and …