On the Unreliability of Test–Retest Reliability
Applied Psychological Measurement
Published online on November 26, 2025
Abstract
Applied Psychological Measurement, Volume 50, Issue 3, Page 98-114, May 2026.
The Test–Retest Coefficient (TRC) is a central metric of reliability in Classical Test Theory and modern psychological assessments. Originally developed by early 20th-century psychometricians, it relies on the assumptions of fixed (i.e., perfectly stable) ...
The Test–Retest Coefficient (TRC) is a central metric of reliability in Classical Test Theory and modern psychological assessments. Originally developed by early 20th-century psychometricians, it relies on the assumptions of fixed (i.e., perfectly stable) ...