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Direct linkDeMars, 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
