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Peer reviewedFeinstein, Zachary S. – Applied Psychological Measurement, 1995
The closed-interval signed area (CSA) and closed-interval unsigned area (CUA) statistics were studied by Monte Carlo simulation to detect differential item functioning (DIF) when the reference and focal groups had different parameter distributions. Different behaviors of the CSA and CUA as functions of the parameters are discussed. (SLD)
Descriptors: Focus Groups, Item Bias, Item Response Theory, Models
Peer reviewedSmith, Richard M. – Educational and Psychological Measurement, 1994
Simulated data are used to assess the appropriateness of using separate calibration and between-fit approaches to detecting item bias in the Rasch rating scale model. Results indicate that Type I error rates for the null distribution hold even when there are different ability levels for reference and focal groups. (SLD)
Descriptors: Ability, Goodness of Fit, Identification, Item Bias
