Model-based versus empirical equating of test forms

Applied Psychological Measurement

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 167-182

  Quenette, Mary A ^a,c   Nicewander, W Alan ^b   Thomasson, Gary L ^a  

^a Defense Manpower Data Center   (United States)

^b Pacific Metrics Inc   (United States)

^c Defense Manpower Data Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Conversion tables; Equipercentile equating; Item response theory; Latent trait; Model fit; Three parameter logistic model; Unidimensionality

Indexed keywords

EID: 33646189170     PISSN: 01466216     EISSN: 15523497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0146621605278816     Document Type: Article

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