Asymptotic identifiability of nonparametric item response models

Psychometrika

Volumn 66, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 531-540

  Douglas, Jeffrey A ^a  

^a 101 Illini Hall ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Identifiability; Large sample theory; Nonparametric item response theory

Indexed keywords

EID: 0035543524     PISSN: 00333123     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02296194     Document Type: Article

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