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Global, Local, and Graphical Person-Fit Analysis Using Person-Response Functions
Emons, Wilco H. M.; Sijtsma, Klaas; Meijer, Rob R.
Psychological Methods, v10 n1 p101-119 Mar 2005
Person-fit statistics test whether the likelihood of a respondent's complete vector of item scores on a test is low given the hypothesized item response theory model. This binary information may be insufficient for diagnosing the cause of a misfitting item-score vector. The authors propose a comprehensive methodology for person-fit analysis in the context of nonparametric item response theory. The methodology (a) includes H. Van der Flier's (1982) global person-fit statistic U3 to make the binary decision about fit or misfit of a person's item-score vector, (b) uses kernel smoothing (J. O. Ramsay, 1991) to estimate the person-response function for the misfitting item-score vectors, and (c) evaluates unexpected trends in the person-response function using a new local person-fit statistic (W. H. M. Emons, 2003). An empirical data example shows how to use the methodology for practical person-fit analysis.
Descriptors: Evaluation Methods, Item Response Theory, Evaluation Research, Goodness of Fit, Nonparametric Statistics, Statistical Analysis
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