Adjusting the Adjusted χ2/df Ratio Statistic for Dichotomous Item Response Theory Analyses: Does the Model Fit?

Educational and Psychological Measurement

Volumn 72, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 510-528

  Tay, Louis ^a   Drasgow, Fritz ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

adjusted 2 df; bootstrap; fit statistic; item response theory

Indexed keywords

EID: 84864807383     PISSN: 00131644     EISSN: 15523888     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0013164411416976     Document Type: Article

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