Estimating Ability with the Wrong Model [microform] / Howard Wainer and David Thissen
- Bib ID:
- 5458688
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- Book and Microform
- Author:
- Wainer, Howard
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- https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED262067
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- [Washington, D.C.] : Distributed by ERIC Clearinghouse, 1985
- 80 p.
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Using simulated item response data, the performance of several "robust" and conventional schemes for ability estimation was evaluated in conjunction with logistic item response theory models (one, two, and three parameter models). The simulated item response data were generated using a model that is more complex than are the usual logistic models; therefore, all three models were fundamentally (and realistically) "wrong." Consideration was given to estimation with a few responses (four) and with large numbers (20 and 40). With few item responses, the relative "wrongness" of the model had little effect, whereas the choice of estimator had more serious consequences. With many items, the choice of item response model made more difference than did the choice of estimator. Implications of these findings for computerized adaptive testing are discussed. (Author)
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- Sponsoring Agency: Air Force Human Resources Lab., Brooks AFB, TX. Manpower and Personnel Div.
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