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Adaptive survey and assessment administration using Bayesian belief networks

  • US 20050197988A1
  • Filed: 02/17/2004
  • Published: 09/08/2005
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/17/2004
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A method of adaptive survey or assessment systems used to collect information related to the development, administration, and analysis of surveys and assessments comprising:

  • a source of survey or assessment response data (e.g., previous survey administrations, pilot sample, expert opinion);

    a software program capable of adaptive survey or assessment administration via a web browser or computer terminal with the ability to accept survey or assessment related information from a respondent or other external source;

    the adaptive survey or assessment software containing with a database survey questions relevant to the development, administration, and analysis of surveys and assessments;

    a Bayesian belief network or other probability-based model containing probability information created by a software program to assist in survey or assessment related decisions;

    the adaptive survey or assessment software that automatically updates the probability information after each response to predict the user'"'"'s opinion about possible courses of action related to the development, administration, and analysis of surveys and assessments;

    the adaptive survey or assessment software that uses responses to previous questions to automatically determine the most informative question to ask next;

    the adaptive survey or assessment software that continues adaptively administering questions until a predetermined probability-based confidence level has been reached;

    the adaptive survey or assessment software that is capable of reporting to the user or sponsoring organization the most probable responses of survey questions for which they did not respond;

    the adaptive survey or assessment software that is capable of reporting to the user or sponsoring organization the most probable course(s) of action related to the development, administration, and analysis of surveys and assessments.

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