Using the nominal response model to evaluate response category discrimination in the PROMIS emotional distress item pools

Educational and Psychological Measurement

Volumn 71, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 523-550

  Preston, Kathleen ^a   Reise, Steven ^a   Cai, Li ^a   Hays, Ron D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

category boundary discrimination; generalized partial credit model; item and category information; likelihood ratio test; nominal response model; Patient Reported Outcomes Measurement Information Systems (PROMIS)

Indexed keywords

EID: 79955551352     PISSN: 00131644     EISSN: 15523888     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0013164410382250     Document Type: Article

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