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Download full textLord, Frederic M. – 1984
There are currently three main approaches to parameter estimation in item response theory (IRT): (1) joint maximum likelihood, exemplified by LOGIST, yielding maximum likelihood estimates; (2) marginal maximum likelihood, exemplified by BILOG, yielding maximum likelihood estimates of item parameters (ability parameters can be estimated…
Descriptors: Bayesian Statistics, Comparative Analysis, Estimation (Mathematics), Latent Trait Theory
