21 Assessing the Fit of Item Response Theory Models

Handbook of Statistics

Volumn 26, Issue , 2006, Pages 683-718

  Swaminathan, Hariharan ^a   Hambleton, Ronald K ^a   Rogers, H Jane ^a  

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EID: 67649353051     PISSN: 01697161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S0169-7161(06)26021-8     Document Type: Review

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