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Yuxi Qiu – ProQuest LLC, 2018
Research in education has become increasingly reliant on statistical modeling frameworks to be reflective of the subject matter, to accurately assess what students know and can do, to assist instructors with curriculum design by supplementing informative feedback, and to support policy-makers when making evidence-based decisions. A common feature…
Descriptors: Goodness of Fit, Learning Theories, Bayesian Statistics, Curriculum Design
Siebrase, Benjamin – ProQuest LLC, 2018
Multilayer perceptron neural networks, Gaussian naive Bayes, and logistic regression classifiers were compared when used to make early predictions regarding one-year college student persistence. Two iterations of each model were built, utilizing a grid search process within 10-fold cross-validation in order to tune model parameters for optimal…
Descriptors: Classification, College Students, Academic Persistence, Bayesian Statistics
Norouzian, Reza – ProQuest LLC, 2018
This dissertation consists of three manuscripts. The manuscripts contribute to a budding "methodological reform" currently taking place in quantitative second-language (L2) research. In the first manuscript, the researcher describes an empirical investigation on the application of two well-known effect size estimators, eta-squared (eta…
Descriptors: Bayesian Statistics, Second Language Learning, Language Research, Periodicals
Washburn, Jeanne – ProQuest LLC, 2017
In order to remain competitive, higher education institutions must be prepared to acculturate adjunct faculty to their mission and instructional philosophy (Bojarczyk, 2008). They must also develop programs that support and engage adjunct faculty (Blodgett, 2008; Landers, 2012). The purpose of this study was to analyze and describe differences…
Descriptors: Adjunct Faculty, Needs Assessment, Comparative Analysis, Acculturation
Kim, Weon H. – ProQuest LLC, 2017
The purpose of the present study is to apply the item response theory (IRT) and testlet response theory (TRT) models to a reading comprehension test. This study applied the TRT models and the traditional IRT model to a seventh-grade reading comprehension test (n = 8,815) with eight testlets. These three models were compared to determine the best…
Descriptors: Item Response Theory, Test Items, Correlation, Reading Tests
Kuo, Tzu-Chun – ProQuest LLC, 2015
Item response theory (IRT) has gained an increasing popularity in large-scale educational and psychological testing situations because of its theoretical advantages over classical test theory. Unidimensional graded response models (GRMs) are useful when polytomous response items are designed to measure a unified latent trait. They are limited in…
Descriptors: Item Response Theory, Bayesian Statistics, Computation, Models
Lamsal, Sunil – ProQuest LLC, 2015
Different estimation procedures have been developed for the unidimensional three-parameter item response theory (IRT) model. These techniques include the marginal maximum likelihood estimation, the fully Bayesian estimation using Markov chain Monte Carlo simulation techniques, and the Metropolis-Hastings Robbin-Monro estimation. With each…
Descriptors: Item Response Theory, Monte Carlo Methods, Maximum Likelihood Statistics, Markov Processes
Crawford, Aaron – ProQuest LLC, 2014
This simulation study compared the utility of various discrepancy measures within a posterior predictive model checking (PPMC) framework for detecting different types of data-model misfit in multidimensional Bayesian network (BN) models. The investigated conditions were motivated by an applied research program utilizing an operational complex…
Descriptors: Bayesian Statistics, Networks, Models, Goodness of Fit
Wu, Haiyan – ProQuest LLC, 2013
General diagnostic models (GDMs) and Bayesian networks are mathematical frameworks that cover a wide variety of psychometric models. Both extend latent class models, and while GDMs also extend item response theory (IRT) models, Bayesian networks can be parameterized using discretized IRT. The purpose of this study is to examine similarities and…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Bayesian Statistics, Middle School Students, Mathematics
Hoelzle, Braden R. – ProQuest LLC, 2012
The present study compared the performance of five missing data treatment methods within a Cross-Classified Random Effects Model environment under various levels and patterns of missing data given a specified sample size. Prior research has shown the varying effect of missing data treatment options within the context of numerous statistical…
Descriptors: Data, Methods, Comparative Analysis, Sample Size
Wandler, Damian V. – ProQuest LLC, 2010
Generalized fiducial inference is a powerful tool for many difficult problems. Based on an extension of R. A. Fisher's work, we used generalized fiducial inference for two extreme value problems and a multiple comparison procedure. The first extreme value problem is dealing with the generalized Pareto distribution. The generalized Pareto…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Probability, Inferences, Simulation
Muckle, Timothy Joseph – ProQuest LLC, 2010
Existing methods for the analysis of ordinal-level data arising from judge ratings, such as the Multi-Facet Rasch model (MFRM, or the so-called Facets model) have been widely used in assessment in order to render fair examinee ability estimates in situations where the judges vary in their behavior or severity. However, this model makes certain…
Descriptors: Bayesian Statistics, Judges, Behavior, Differences
Jeon, Minjeong – ProQuest LLC, 2012
Maximum likelihood (ML) estimation of generalized linear mixed models (GLMMs) is technically challenging because of the intractable likelihoods that involve high dimensional integrations over random effects. The problem is magnified when the random effects have a crossed design and thus the data cannot be reduced to small independent clusters. A…
Descriptors: Hierarchical Linear Modeling, Computation, Measurement, Maximum Likelihood Statistics
Kim, Hyun Seok John – ProQuest LLC, 2011
Cognitive diagnostic assessment (CDA) is a new theoretical framework for psychological and educational testing that is designed to provide detailed information about examinees' strengths and weaknesses in specific knowledge structures and processing skills. During the last three decades, more than a dozen psychometric models have been developed…
Descriptors: Cognitive Measurement, Diagnostic Tests, Bayesian Statistics, Statistical Inference
Alluri, Priyanka – ProQuest LLC, 2010
With about 125 people dying on US roads each day, the US Department of Transportation heightened the awareness of critical safety issues with the passage of SAFETEA-LU (Safe Accountable Flexible Efficient Transportation Equity Act--A Legacy for Users) legislation in 2005. The legislation required each of the states to develop a Strategic Highway…
Descriptors: Operations Research, Traffic Safety, Transportation, Federal Legislation
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