Bayesian estimation of multidimensional item response theory model using Gibbs sampling

Communications in Statistics - Theory and Methods

Volumn 29, Issue 5-6, 2000, Pages 1405-1417

  Zheng, Beiyao ^a  

^a WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Item difficulty parameter; Item discrimination parameter; Simulation

Indexed keywords

EID: 26844496499     PISSN: 03610926     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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