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Peer reviewedChernyshenko, Oleksandr S.; Stark, Stephen; Chan, Kim-Yin; Drasgow, Fritz; Williams, Bruce – Multivariate Behavioral Research, 2001
Compared the fit of several Item Response Theory (IRT) models to two personality assessment instruments using data from 13,059 individuals responding to one instrument and 1,770 individuals responding to the other. Two- and three-parameter logistic models fit some scales reasonably well, but not others, and the graded response model generally did…
Descriptors: Adults, Comparative Analysis, Goodness of Fit, Item Response Theory
Peer reviewedOlsson, Ulf – Multivariate Behavioral Research, 1979
The paper discusses the consequences for maximum likelihood factor analysis which may follow if the observed variables are ordinal with only a few scale steps. Results indicate that classification may lead to a substantial lack of fit of the model--an erroneous indication that more factors are needed. (Author/CTM)
Descriptors: Classification, Factor Analysis, Goodness of Fit, Maximum Likelihood Statistics
Direct linkMaydeu-Olivares, Albert – Multivariate Behavioral Research, 2005
Chernyshenko, Stark, Chan, Drasgow, and Williams (2001) investigated the fit of Samejima's logistic graded model and Levine's non-parametric MFS model to the scales of two personality questionnaires and found that the graded model did not fit well. We attribute the poor fit of the graded model to small amounts of multidimensionality present in…
Descriptors: Models, Social Problems, Problem Solving, Personality Traits
