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ERIC Number: EJ435122
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1991
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ISSN: ISSN-0033-3123
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Maximum Marginal Likelihood Estimation for Semiparametric Item Analysis.
Ramsay, J. O.; Winsberg, S.
Psychometrika, v56 n3 p365-79 Sep 1991
A method is presented for estimating the item characteristic curve (ICC) using polynomial regression splines. Estimation of spline ICCs is described by maximizing the marginal likelihood formed by integrating ability over a beta prior distribution. Simulation results compare this approach with the joint estimation of ability and item parameters. (SLD)
Descriptors: Ability, Computer Simulation, Equations (Mathematics), Estimation (Mathematics), Graphs, Item Analysis, Mathematical Models, Maximum Likelihood Statistics, Regression (Statistics)
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
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Language: English
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