A Monte Carlo comparison of item and person statistics based on item response theory versus classical test theory

Educational and Psychological Measurement

Volumn 62, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 921-943

  MacDonald, Paul ^a   Paunonen, Sampo V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

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EID: 0036446864     PISSN: 00131644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0013164402238082     Document Type: Article

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