Rasch-ionale for neurologists

Journal of the Peripheral Nervous System

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 260-268

  Vanhoutte, Els K ^a   Hermans, Mieke C E ^a   Faber, Catharina G ^a   Gorson, Kenneth C ^b   Merkies, Ingemar S J ^a,c   Thonnard, Jean L ^d,e  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b TUFTS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^d UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

^e CLINIQUES UNIVERSITAIRES SAINT LUC   (Belgium)

Author keywords

classical test theory; item response theory; measurement; outcome measure; Rasch

Indexed keywords

CLASSICAL TEST THEORY; COMPUTER PROGRAM; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTERNAL BIAS; INTERNAL RELIABILITY; ITEM DIFFICULTY; ITEM RESPONSE THEORY; LOCAL DEPENDENCY; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL GRADING SYSTEM; NEUROLOGIST; NEUROMUSCULAR DISEASE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PARAMETERS; PERSON ABILITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RASCH ANALYSIS; RASCH UNIDIMENSIONAL MEASUREMENT MODEL; RELIABILITY; REVIEW; SAMPLE SIZE; STATISTICAL FIT; THEORY; THRESHOLD ORDERING; UNIDIMENSIONALITY; DISABILITY; NEUROLOGY; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; REPRODUCIBILITY;

DISABILITY EVALUATION; HUMANS; NEUROLOGY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 84942612615     PISSN: 10859489     EISSN: 15298027     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jns.12122     Document Type: Review

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