Item response theory facilitated cocalibrating cognitive tests and reduced bias in estimated rates of decline

Journal of Clinical Epidemiology

Volumn 61, Issue 10, 2008, Pages

  Crane, Paul K ^a   Narasimhalu, Kaavya ^a   Gibbons, Laura E ^a   Mungas, Dan M ^b   Haneuse, Sebastien ^c   Larson, Eric B ^c   Kuller, Lewis ^d   Hall, Kathleen ^e   van Belle, Gerald ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c CENTER FOR HEALTH STUDIES   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH GRADUATE SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^e INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cocalibration; Cognition; Item response theory; Longitudinal data analysis; Psychometrics; Simulation

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; CALIBRATION; COGNITIVE ABILITIES SCREENING INSTRUMENT; COMMUNITY SCREENING INSTRUMENT FOR DEMENTIA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; ITEM RESPONSE THEORY; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; MODIFIED MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; PERFORMANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SCREENING TEST; STANDARD; THEORY;

EID: 50249163095     PISSN: 08954356     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2007.11.011     Document Type: Article

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