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. 2015 May;38(3):356–365. doi: 10.1179/2045772315Y.0000000024

Table 5 .

Breadth of coverage for variable length CAT, fixed length CAT, 10-item short form, and full item bank

Mode N T Score
Standard Error
Mean±SD Range % Ceiling % Floor Mean±SD Range
Variable-length CAT (min 4) 716 54.35 ± 7.94 26.66–72.23 3.49% 0.14% 0.251 ± 0.0517 0.202–0.462
Variable-length CAT (min 8) 716 54.43 ± 7.92 26.66–72.23 3.49% 0.14% 0.203 ± 0.0672 0.148–0.462
10-item fixed-length CAT 716 54.46 ± 7.95 23.27–71.86 4.47% 0.14% 0.191 ± 0.0759 0.134–0.467
10-item short form 716 54.41 ± 7.70 26.7–68.6 9.92% 0.14% 0.213 ± 0.0946 0.140–0.480
Full bank 716 54.49 ± 7.92 28.2–73.2 3.07% 0.14% 0.139 ± 0.0714 0.100–0.450