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Applied Psychological Measurement

1990 Volume 14, Number 3

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Number of articles: 3

  1. Rasch Models in Latent Classes: An Integration of Two Approaches to Item Analysis

    Jurgen Rost

    Combining Rasch and latent class models is presented as a way to overcome deficiencies and retain the positive features of both. An estimation algorithm is outlined, providing conditional maximum... More

    pp. 271-82

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  2. Sensitivity of Marginal Maximum Likelihood Estimation of Item and Ability Parameters to the Characteristics of the Prior Ability Distributions

    Tae-Je Seong

    The sensitivity of marginal maximum likelihood estimation of item and ability (theta) parameters was examined when prior ability distributions were not matched to underlying ability distributions. ... More

    pp. 299-311

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  3. Effect of Scale Adjustment on the Comparison of Item and Ability Parameters

    Michelle Liou

    The effect of scale selection on error in calibrating item and ability parameters was investigated, with particular reference to the standardized mean-squared difference (SMSD) statistic. Through... More

    pp. 313-21

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