Partially observed mixtures of IRT models: An extension of the generalized partial-credit model

Applied Psychological Measurement

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 389-406

  Von Davier, Matthias ^a   Yamamoto, Kentaro ^a  

^a EDUCATIONAL TESTING SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Discrete mixture IRT models; Generalized partial credit model (GPCM); Item response theory (IRT); Missing data; Multiple group IRT

Indexed keywords

EID: 8644271810     PISSN: 01466216     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0146621604268734     Document Type: Article

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