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Peer reviewedHarwell, Michael R. – Educational and Psychological Measurement, 1997
Results from two Monte Carlo studies in item response theory (comparisons of computer item analysis programs and Bayes estimation procedures) are analyzed with inferential methods to illustrate the procedures' strengths. It is recommended that researchers in item response theory use both descriptive and inferential methods to analyze Monte Carlo…
Descriptors: Bayesian Statistics, Comparative Analysis, Computer Software, Estimation (Mathematics)
