Differential item functioning results may change depending on how an item is scored: An illustration with the center for epidemiologic studies depression scale

Educational and Psychological Measurement

Volumn 63, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 65-74

  Gelin, Michaela N ^a   Zumbo, Bruno D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

CES D; Depression; Differential item functioning; Gender effects; Item analysis

Indexed keywords

EID: 0037277371     PISSN: 00131644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0013164402239317     Document Type: Article

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