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Peer reviewedBejar, Isaac I. – Journal of Educational Measurement, 1980
Two procedures are presented for detecting violations of the unidimensionality assumption made by latent trait models without requiring factor analysis of inter-item correlation matrices. Both procedures require that departures from unidimensionality be hypothesized beforehand. This is usually possible in achievement tests where several content…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Bayesian Statistics, Cluster Grouping, Content Analysis
