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Item Parameter Estimation for the MIRT Model: Bias and Precision of Confirmatory Factor Analysis-Based Models
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Finch, Holmes – Applied Psychological Measurement, 2010
The accuracy of item parameter estimates in the multidimensional item response theory (MIRT) model context is one that has not been researched in great detail. This study examines the ability of two confirmatory factor analysis models specifically for dichotomous data to properly estimate item parameters using common formulae for converting factor…
Descriptors: Item Response Theory, Computation, Factor Analysis, Models
Type I Error Rates for PARSCALE's Fit Index
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DeMars, Christine E. – Educational and Psychological Measurement, 2005
Type I error rates for PARSCALE's fit statistic were examined. Data were generated to fit the partial credit or graded response model, with test lengths of 10 or 20 items. The ability distribution was simulated to be either normal or uniform. Type I error rates were inflated for the shorter test length and, for the graded-response model, also for…
Descriptors: Test Length, Item Response Theory, Psychometrics, Error of Measurement