Rosenthal, RobertLi, HengRubin, Donald2014-02-191996Rosenthal, Robert, Heng Li and Donald B. Rubin. 1996. "Reliability of Measurement in Psychology: From Spearman-Brown to Maximal Reliability." Psychological Methods 1, No. 1: 98-107.1082-989Xhttp://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:HUL.InstRepos:11718202The authors extend the usual approach to the assessment of test or rater reliability to situations that have previously not been appropriate for the application of this standard (Spearman-Brown) approach. Specifically, the authors (a) provide an accurate overall estimate of the reliability of a test (or a panel of raters) comprising 2 or more different kinds of items (or raters), a quite common situation, and (b) provide a simple procedure for constructing the overall instrument when it comprises 2 or more kinds of items, judges, or raters, each with its own costs and its own reliabilities.en-USJournal Article2014-01-29Rosenthal, Robert10.1037/1082-989X.1.1.98