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Peer reviewedAlbert, James H. – Journal of Educational Statistics, 1992
Estimating item parameters from a two-parameter normal ogive model is considered using Gibbs sampling to simulate draws from the joint posterior distribution of ability and item parameters. The method gives marginal posterior density estimates for any parameter of interest, as illustrated using data from a 33-item mathematics placement…
Descriptors: Algorithms, Bayesian Statistics, Equations (Mathematics), Estimation (Mathematics)
