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Dimensionality and DIF in a Licensure Examination.
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Sykes, Robert C.; And Others – 1992
The sources of multidimensionality found in several different forms of a licensure examination were studied. The relationship between one source of multidimensionality, differential item functioning (DIF) (or factors producing DIF), and content characteristics was explored in an attempt to isolate aspects of training or curriculum that could…
Descriptors: Factor Analysis, Factor Structure, Health Personnel, Higher Education