Here are some alternatives to misleading words which blur rather than sharpen meaning. Please join our endeavor to wrest meaning from chaos by adding your own contributions to this list.
Misleading Word | Better Word | Other Alternatives |
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Appropriate | Relevant | Informative, Efficient |
Inappropriate | Irrelevant | Misleading, Deficient |
True | Useful | Workable, Applicable, Demonstrable,Coherent |
Assume | Specify | Define, Require, Intend |
Multi-dimensional | Several variables, measured separately | Ambiguous, Unclear, Premature |
Traditional | Habitual | Customary |
Conventional | Usual | Routine, Typical |
Classical | Previous | Obsolete, Outdated |
There is a larger glossary of Rasch terminology at www.rasch.org/rmt/glossary.htm and Spanish Español www.rasch.org/rmt/glosario.htm
A Glossary of Misleading Measurement Terms, B Wright Rasch Measurement Transactions, 1990, 4:3 p. 116
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