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Maximum Likelihood and Bayesian Parameter Estimation in Item Response Theory.
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Lord, Frederic M. – Journal of Educational Measurement, 1986
Advantages and disadvantages of joint maximum likelihood, marginal maximum likelihood, and Bayesian methods of parameter estimation in item response theory are discussed and compared. (Author)
Descriptors: Bayesian Statistics, Error Patterns, Estimation (Mathematics), Higher Education