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Donoghue, John R.; Jenkins, Frank – 1992
Monte Carlo methods were used to investigate the effect of misspecification of the second level in a two-level hierarchical linear model (HLM). Sample composition, heterogeneity of the group size, level of intraclass correlation, and correlation between second-level predictors were manipulated. Each of 20 generated data sets was analyzed nine…
Descriptors: Correlation, Estimation (Mathematics), Models, Monte Carlo Methods
Allen, Nancy L.; Donoghue, John R. – 1995
This Monte Carlo study examined the effect of complex sampling of items on the measurement of differential item functioning (DIF) using the Mantel-Haenszel procedure. Data were generated using a three-parameter logistic item response theory model according to the balanced incomplete block (BIB) design used in the National Assessment of Educational…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Testing, Difficulty Level, Elementary Secondary Education, Identification