Trial by fire: One perspective for guessing
Psychologv in the Schools
Volume 29, January 1992
TRIAL BY FIRE: ONE PERSPECTIVE FOR GUESSING
JONATHAN R. BROWN
State University of New York
Guessing correct answers to test items is a statistical concept that has direct impact
when interpreting test scores. Many published tests, however, do not account for guess-
ing. This is an important issue in view of recent federal legislation in the United States
and global attention mandating the p
