An item response theory model for incorporating response time data in binary personality items

Applied Psychological Measurement

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 525-543

  Ferrando, Pere J ^a   Lorenzo Seva, Urbano ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT ROVIRA I VIRGILI   (Spain)

Author keywords

Distance difficulty hypothesis; Item response theory; Item response times; Personality measurement

Indexed keywords

EID: 35348847705     PISSN: 01466216     EISSN: 15523497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0146621606295197     Document Type: Review

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