Optimal designs for simultaneous item estimation

Nonlinear Analysis, Theory, Methods and Applications

Volumn 30, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 4051-4058

  Jones, Douglas H ^a   Chiang, Junnyih ^a   Jin, Zhiying ^a  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Computerized adaptive tasting; Item response theory; Network flow mathematical programming; Nonlinear response function; Optimal design; Psychological testing

Indexed keywords

EID: 0041543902     PISSN: 0362546X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0362-546X(97)00005-9     Document Type: Article

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