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Furlow, Carolyn F.; Ross, Terris Raiford; Gagne, Phill – Applied Psychological Measurement, 2009
Douglas, Roussos, and Stout introduced the concept of differential bundle functioning (DBF) for identifying the underlying causes of differential item functioning (DIF). In this study, reference group was simulated to have higher mean ability than the focal group on a nuisance dimension, resulting in DIF for each of the multidimensional items…
Descriptors: Test Bias, Test Items, Reference Groups, Simulation
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Smith, 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