A pearson-type-VII item response model for assessing person fluctuation

Psychometrika

Volumn 72, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 25-41

  Ferrando, Pere J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT ROVIRA I VIRGILI   (Spain)

Author keywords

Expected a posteriori estimation; Item response theory; Person reliability; Person response curve; Personality measurement; Scalability

Indexed keywords

EID: 34250829037     PISSN: 00333123     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11336-004-1170-0     Document Type: Article

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