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ERIC Number: EJ654795
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2001
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A Mixture Item Response Model for Multiple-Choice Data.
Bolt, Daniel M.; Cohen, Allan S.; Wollack, James A.
Journal of Educational and Behavioral Statistics, v26 n4 p381-409 Win 2001
Proposes a mixture item response model for investigating individual differences in the selection of response categories in multiple choice items. A real data example illustrates how the model can be used to distinguish examinees disproportionately attracted to different types of distractors, and a simulation study evaluates item parameter recovery and classification accuracy. (SLD)
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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