Item Response Theory Models Applied to Data Allowing Examinee Choice

Journal of Educational and Behavioral Statistics

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 236-243

  Bradlow, Eric T ^a   Thomas, Neal ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill   (United States)

Author keywords

Examinee choice; Item response theory; Missing data

Indexed keywords

EID: 0032250432     PISSN: 10769986     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3102/10769986023003236     Document Type: Article

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