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Oranje, Andreas; Li, Deping; Kandathil, Mathew – ETS Research Report Series, 2009
Several complex sample standard error estimators based on linearization and resampling for the latent regression model of the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) are studied with respect to design choices such as number of items, number of regressors, and the efficiency of the sample. This paper provides an evaluation of the extent…
Descriptors: Error of Measurement, Computation, Regression (Statistics), National Competency Tests
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Lee, Yi-Hsuan; Zhang, Jinming – ETS Research Report Series, 2008
The method of maximum-likelihood is typically applied to item response theory (IRT) models when the ability parameter is estimated while conditioning on the true item parameters. In practice, the item parameters are unknown and need to be estimated first from a calibration sample. Lewis (1985) and Zhang and Lu (2007) proposed the expected response…
Descriptors: Item Response Theory, Comparative Analysis, Computation, Ability