Item-bundle DIF hypothesis testing: Identifying suspect bundles and assessing their differential functioning

Journal of Educational Measurement

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 465-484

  Douglas, Jeffrey A ^a   Roussos, Louis A ^b   Stout, William F ^c  

^a University of Wisconsin Health   (United States)

^b Law School Admission Council   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

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EID: 0030300457     PISSN: 00220655     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-3984.1996.tb00502.x     Document Type: Article

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