An important characteristic of any test is its ability to discriminate among examinees who differ in ability. The conventional reliability and validity coefficients are indices of discrimination for the test as a whole; however, except under certain limited conditions, these over-all indices do not apply at all points along the score scale. The purpose of the present paper is to provide such an index and illustrate its use.
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Levine et al. (1959) studied this question.