Using Data Augmentation and Markov Chain Monte Carlo for the Estimation of Unfolding Response Models

Journal of Educational and Behavioral Statistics

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 195-230

  Johnson, Matthew S ^a   Junker, Brian W ^b  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Data augmentation; Latent response model; Markov chain Monte Carlo; Unfolding response models

Indexed keywords

EID: 0347651605     PISSN: 10769986     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3102/10769986028003195     Document Type: Review

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