The Rasch Model for Speed Tests and Some Extensions with Applications to Incomplete Designs

Journal of Educational and Behavioral Statistics

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 125-140

  Jansen, Margo G H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Incomplete data; Rasch model; Reading; Speed tests

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031509059     PISSN: 10769986     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3102/10769986022002125     Document Type: Article

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