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Monroe, Scott; Cai, Li – National Center for Research on Evaluation, Standards, and Student Testing (CRESST), 2013
In Ramsay curve item response theory (RC-IRT, Woods & Thissen, 2006) modeling, the shape of the latent trait distribution is estimated simultaneously with the item parameters. In its original implementation, RC-IRT is estimated via Bock and Aitkin's (1981) EM algorithm, which yields maximum marginal likelihood estimates. This method, however,…
Descriptors: Item Response Theory, Maximum Likelihood Statistics, Statistical Inference, Models
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Bijmolt, Tammo H. A.; DeSarbo, Wayne S.; Wedel, Michel – Multivariate Behavioral Research, 1998
A multidimensional scaling procedure is introduced that attempts to derive a spatial representation of stimuli unconfounded by the effect of subjects' degrees of familiarity with these stimuli. A Monte Carlo study investigating the extent to which the procedure recovers known parameters shows that the procedure succeeds in adjusting for…
Descriptors: Familiarity, Models, Monte Carlo Methods, Multidimensional Scaling
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Yao, Lihua; Schwarz, Richard D. – Applied Psychological Measurement, 2006
Multidimensional item response theory (IRT) models have been proposed for better understanding the dimensional structure of data or to define diagnostic profiles of student learning. A compensatory multidimensional two-parameter partial credit model (M-2PPC) for constructed-response items is presented that is a generalization of those proposed to…
Descriptors: Models, Item Response Theory, Markov Processes, Monte Carlo Methods