MCMC estimation and some fit analysis of multidimensional IRT models

Anton Beguin; Cornelis A.W. Glas

doi:10.1007/BF02296195

MCMC estimation and some fit analysis of multidimensional IRT models

Anton Beguin, Cornelis A.W. Glas

Faculty of Behavioural, Management and Social Sciences

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Abstract

A Bayesian procedure to estimate the three-parameter normal ogive model and a generalization of the procedure to a model with multidimensional ability parameters are presented. The procedure is a generalization of a procedure by Albert (1992) for estimating the two-parameter normal ogive model. The procedure supports analyzing data from multiple populations and incomplete designs. It is shown that restrictions can be imposed on the factor matrix for testing specific hypotheses about the ability structure. The technique is illustrated using simulated and real data.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	471-488
Number of pages	17
Journal	Psychometrika
Volume	66
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02296195
Publication status	Published - 2001

Keywords

IR-60246
Bayes estimates - full-information factor analysis - Gibbs sampler - item response theory - Markov chain Monte Carlo - multidimensional item response theory - normal ogive model
METIS-203946

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