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Levy, Roy – Educational Measurement: Issues and Practice, 2020
In this digital ITEMS module, Dr. Roy Levy describes Bayesian approaches to psychometric modeling. He discusses how Bayesian inference is a mechanism for reasoning in a probability-modeling framework and is well-suited to core problems in educational measurement: reasoning from student performances on an assessment to make inferences about their…
Descriptors: Bayesian Statistics, Psychometrics, Item Response Theory, Statistical Inference
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Svetina, Dubravka; Levy, Roy – Applied Psychological Measurement, 2012
An overview of popular software packages for conducting dimensionality assessment in multidimensional models is presented. Specifically, five popular software packages are described in terms of their capabilities to conduct dimensionality assessment with respect to the nature of analysis (exploratory or confirmatory), types of data (dichotomous,…
Descriptors: Computer Software, Item Response Theory, Models, Factor Analysis
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Levy, Roy – Applied Psychological Measurement, 2010
SEMModComp, a software package for conducting likelihood ratio tests for mean and covariance structure modeling is described. The package is written in R and freely available for download or on request.
Descriptors: Structural Equation Models, Tests, Computer Software, Models