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Direct linkWang, Xiaohui; Bradlow, Eric T.; Wainer, Howard; Muller, Eric S. – Journal of Educational and Behavioral Statistics, 2008
In the course of screening a form of a medical licensing exam for items that function differentially (DIF) between men and women, the authors used the traditional Mantel-Haenszel (MH) statistic for initial screening and a Bayesian method for deeper analysis. For very easy items, the MH statistic unexpectedly often found DIF where there was none.…
Descriptors: Bayesian Statistics, Licensing Examinations (Professions), Medicine, Test Items
