Bayesian analysis of dynamic item response models in educational testing

Annals of Applied Statistics

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 126-153

  Wang, Xiaojing ^a   Berger, James O ^a   Burdick, Donald S ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Dynamic linear models; Forward filtering and backward sampling; Gibbs sampling; IRT models; Local dependence; Random effects

Indexed keywords

EID: 84876059127     PISSN: 19326157     EISSN: 19417330     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1214/12-AOAS608     Document Type: Article

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