Mokken scale analysis of mental health and well-being questionnaire item responses: A non-parametric IRT method in empirical research for applied health researchers

BMC Medical Research Methodology

Volumn 12, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Stochl, Jan ^a,b   Jones, Peter B ^a,b   Croudace, Tim J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b CAMBRIDGESHIRE AND PETERBOROUGH NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EMPIRICAL RESEARCH; HUMAN; LETTER; MENTAL HEALTH; METHODOLOGY; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; SELF REPORT; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS;

DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; EMPIRICAL RESEARCH; HUMANS; MENTAL HEALTH; MODELS, STATISTICAL; RESEARCH DESIGN; SELF REPORT; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC;

EID: 84861970579     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712288     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2288-12-74     Document Type: Article

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