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Lu, Ru; Guo, Hongwen; Dorans, Neil J. – ETS Research Report Series, 2021
Two families of analysis methods can be used for differential item functioning (DIF) analysis. One family is DIF analysis based on observed scores, such as the Mantel-Haenszel (MH) and the standardized proportion-correct metric for DIF procedures; the other is analysis based on latent ability, in which the statistic is a measure of departure from…
Descriptors: Robustness (Statistics), Weighted Scores, Test Items, Item Analysis
Wei, Youhua – ProQuest LLC, 2008
Scale linking is the process of developing the connection between scales of two or more sets of parameter estimates obtained from separate test calibrations. It is the prerequisite for many applications of IRT, such as test equating and differential item functioning analysis. Unidimensional scale linking methods have been studied and applied…
Descriptors: Test Length, Test Items, Sample Size, Simulation