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Direct linkTian, Wei; Cai, Li; Thissen, David; Xin, Tao – Educational and Psychological Measurement, 2013
In item response theory (IRT) modeling, the item parameter error covariance matrix plays a critical role in statistical inference procedures. When item parameters are estimated using the EM algorithm, the parameter error covariance matrix is not an automatic by-product of item calibration. Cai proposed the use of Supplemented EM algorithm for…
Descriptors: Item Response Theory, Computation, Matrices, Statistical Inference
Liu, Yang; Maydeu-Olivares, Alberto – Educational and Psychological Measurement, 2013
Local dependence (LD) for binary IRT models can be diagnosed using Chen and Thissen's bivariate X[superscript 2] statistic and the score test statistics proposed by Glas and Suarez-Falcon, and Liu and Thissen. Alternatively, LD can be assessed using general purpose statistics such as bivariate residuals or Maydeu-Olivares and Joe's M[subscript r]…
Descriptors: Item Response Theory, Statistical Analysis, Models, Goodness of Fit
