Journal article
Conceptual Issues in CSEM Estimation and Interpretation: Commentary on Pfadt et al
Psychometrika
05/19/2026
DOI: 10.1017/psy.2026.10116
PMID: 42152591
Abstract
Pfadt et al. (2026) present accessible methods for estimating conditional standard errors of measurement (CSEMs) and implement them in the open-source software JASP. Their emphasis on individual-level precision represents an important contribution to applied measurement practice. This commentary discusses several conceptual issues that clarify and extend the authors’ treatment of dimensionality, error definition, and score interpretation. The aim is to strengthen alignment between CSEM estimation and the interpretive purposes for which test scores are used.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Conceptual Issues in CSEM Estimation and Interpretation: Commentary on Pfadt et al
- Creators
- Won-Chan Lee - University of Iowa
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Psychometrika
- DOI
- 10.1017/psy.2026.10116
- PMID
- 42152591
- NLM abbreviation
- Psychometrika
- ISSN
- 0033-3123
- eISSN
- 1860-0980
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Number of pages
- 10
- Language
- English
- Electronic publication date
- 05/19/2026
- Academic Unit
- Psychological and Quantitative Foundations
- Record Identifier
- 9985164578102771
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