An Expanded Derivation of the Threshold Structure of the Polytomous Rasch Model That Dispels Any "Threshold Disorder Controversy"

Educational and Psychological Measurement

Volumn 73, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 78-124

  Andrich, David ^a  

^a The University ofWesstern Australia   (Australia)

Author keywords

ordered category formats; partial credit model; polytomous Rasch model; Rasch model; rating scale model

Indexed keywords

EID: 84871283498     PISSN: 00131644     EISSN: 15523888     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0013164412450877     Document Type: Article

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