Nonparametric polytomous IRT models for invariant item ordering, with results for parametric models

Psychometrika

Volumn 63, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 183-200

  Sijtsma, Klaas ^a   Hemker, Bas T ^b  

^a TILBURG UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Invariant item ordering; Item response theory; Nonparametric polytomous IRT models; Parametric polytomous IRT models

Indexed keywords

EID: 0032394288     PISSN: 00333123     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02294774     Document Type: Article

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