Item Response Distribution Statistics and Results

Table: ceStatsExamQuestionDistribution

The response distributions are counts of Candidates in certain ranking thresholds that match a given response. The rankings for the candidates is based on their Ranking of ValueTotal on the Exam compared to all other Candidates performance.

FieldDescription
StatsIDUnique Identifier for this set of Statistics
QuestionIDID of Item in the Bank
ResponseResponse for Multiple Choice:
-2(Not Reached)
-1 (Bubbling Error)
0 (Skipped)
1 (A)
2 (B)


Response for Essay = point value awarded
SequenceSequence of Item on the Exam
Decile1Count of Candidates in Decile 1 (Exam) that match this response, see Decile
Decile2Count of Candidates in Decile 2 (Exam) that match this response
Decile3Count of Candidates in Decile 3 (Exam) that match this response
Decile4Count of Candidates in Decile 4 (Exam) that match this response
Decile5Count of Candidates in Decile 5 (Exam) that match this response
Decile6Count of Candidates in Decile 6 (Exam) that match this response
Decile7Count of Candidates in Decile 7 (Exam) that match this response
Decile8Count of Candidates in Decile 8 (Exam) that match this response
Decile9Count of Candidates in Decile 9 (Exam) that match this response
Decile10Count of Candidates in Decile 10 (Exam) that match this response
Distribution1Count of Candidates in top 20% (Exam) that match this response
Distribution2Count of Candidates in 20% to 40% (Exam) that match this response
Distribution3Count of Candidates in 40% to 60% (Exam) that match this response
Distribution4Count of Candidates in 60% to 80% (Exam) that match this response
Distribution5Count of Candidates in bottom 20% (Exam) that match this response
CorrectTrue if the response is considered a correct option for Multiple Choice Items or is a passing value for Essay Items
DistBottom50Count of Candidates in bottom 50% (Exam) that match this response
DistTop50Count of Candidates in top 50% (Exam) that match this response
BiserialSee Biserials
Quartile1Count of Candidates in top 27% (Exam) that match this response
Quartile2Count of Candidates in 27% to 50% (Exam) that match this response
Quartile3Count of Candidates in 50% to 77% (Exam) that match this response
Quartile4Count of Candidates in bottom 27% (Exam) that match this response