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Peer reviewedWilson, Mark; Adams, Raymond J. – Journal of Educational Statistics, 1993
A marginal maximum likelihood estimation algorithm is presented for the ordered partition model of M. Wilson that does not require the set of available responses to be fully ordered. The model and its estimation algorithm are illustrated in a comparison of alternative scoring schemes for open-ended science items. (SLD)
Descriptors: Algorithms, Comparative Analysis, Elementary Secondary Education, Equations (Mathematics)
Download full textNational Academy of Sciences - National Research Council, Washington, DC. – 1984
One aim of this report is to show and emphasize that in the computational approaches to most of today's pressing and challenging scientific and technological problems, the mathematical aspects cannot and should not be considered in isolation. Following an introductory chapter, chapter 2 discusses a number of typical problems leading to…
Descriptors: Algorithms, Biological Sciences, Computer Oriented Programs, Engineering
