Bayesian IRT guessing models for partial guessing behaviors

Psychometrika

Volumn 73, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 209-230

  Cao, Jing ^a   Stokes, S Lynne ^a  

^a SOUTHERN METHODIST UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bayesian mixture model; Guessing behavior; IRT model; Item location; Low motivation; Low stakes test

Indexed keywords

EID: 44649126651     PISSN: 00333123     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11336-007-9045-9     Document Type: Article

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