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Cai, Li; Yang, Ji Seung; Hansen, Mark – Psychological Methods, 2011
Full-information item bifactor analysis is an important statistical method in psychological and educational measurement. Current methods are limited to single-group analysis and inflexible in the types of item response models supported. We propose a flexible multiple-group item bifactor analysis framework that supports a variety of…
Descriptors: Item Analysis, Item Response Theory, Factor Analysis, Maximum Likelihood Statistics
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Rhemtulla, Mijke; Brosseau-Liard, Patricia E.; Savalei, Victoria – Psychological Methods, 2012
A simulation study compared the performance of robust normal theory maximum likelihood (ML) and robust categorical least squares (cat-LS) methodology for estimating confirmatory factor analysis models with ordinal variables. Data were generated from 2 models with 2-7 categories, 4 sample sizes, 2 latent distributions, and 5 patterns of category…
Descriptors: Factor Analysis, Computation, Simulation, Sample Size