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Divgi, D. R. – 1980
Because it is difficult to ascertain the dimensionality of a test composed of binary items through the use of factor analysis alone, a method is proposed that combines item characteristic curve (ICC) theory with factor analysis. Factor structure of tetrachoric correlations is distorted by non-normal distribution of ability. Item characteristics…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Error of Measurement, Factor Analysis, Factor Structure
