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Peer reviewedThissen, David – Psychometrika, 1982
Two algorithms for marginal maximum likelihood estimation for the Rasch model are provided. The more efficient of the two algorithms is extended to estimation for the linear logistic model. Numerical examples of both procedures are presented. (Author/JKS)
Descriptors: Algorithms, Estimation (Mathematics), Item Analysis, Latent Trait Theory
