JOURNAL OF HIGHER EDUCATION THEORY AND PRACTICE

The Expected Value of Cheating

Author(s): Craig H. Wisen

Citation: Craig H. Wisen, (2012) "The Expected Value of Cheating," Journal of Higher Education Theory and Practice, Vol.12, Iss. 3, pp. 35 - 42

Article Type: Research paper

Publisher: North American Business Press

Abstract:

Cheating in a traditional test setting is estimated to be of a magnitude similar to the proportion of firms

that backdate employee stock options. This paper describes a methodology for the detection of cheating.

The simple method for detecting cheating is presented in this study and applied to a large undergraduate

class. The tool is easy to implement and provides valuable lessons in estimating the expected value of

cheating, statistical size, type II errors, type I errors, and hypothesis testing.