A multilevel Bayesian item response theory method for scaling socioeconomic status in international studies of education

Journal of Educational and Behavioral Statistics

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 63-79

  May, Henry ^a,b,c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b Consortium for Policy Research in Education ^*  (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^d CPRE   (United States)

Author keywords

Bayesian estimation; Item response theory; Missing data; Multilevel modeling; Socioeconomic status

Indexed keywords

EID: 33646410672     PISSN: 10769986     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3102/10769986031001063     Document Type: Review

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