Mixed rasch modeling of the self-rating depression scale: Incorporating latent class and rasch rating scale models

Educational and Psychological Measurement

Volumn 67, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 280-299

  Hong, Sehee ^a   Min, Sae Young ^b  

^a Yonsei University   (South Korea)

^b H A L O Center

Author keywords

Latent class analysis; Mixed Rasch modeling; Rating scale models; Self rating depression scale

Indexed keywords

EID: 34147112772     PISSN: 00131644     EISSN: 15523888     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0013164406292072     Document Type: Article

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