Weighted likelihood estimation of ability in item response theory

Psychometrika

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 1989, Pages 427-450

  Warm, Thomas A ^a  

^a CIVIL AEROSPACE MEDICAL INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

adaptive testing; Bayesian modal estimation; item response theory; maximum likelihood estimation; statistical bias; tailored testing; unbiased estimation

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000860652     PISSN: 00333123     EISSN: 18600980     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02294627     Document Type: Article

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