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Karabatsos, George; Walker, Stephen G. – Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness, 2011
Karabatsos and Walker (2011) introduced a new Bayesian nonparametric (BNP) regression model. Through analyses of real and simulated data, they showed that the BNP regression model outperforms other parametric and nonparametric regression models of common use, in terms of predictive accuracy of the outcome (dependent) variable. The other,…
Descriptors: Bayesian Statistics, Regression (Statistics), Nonparametric Statistics, Statistical Inference
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Soares, Tufi M.; Goncalves, Flavio B.; Gamerman, Dani – Journal of Educational and Behavioral Statistics, 2009
In this article, an integrated Bayesian model for differential item functioning (DIF) analysis is proposed. The model is integrated in the sense of modeling the responses along with the DIF analysis. This approach allows DIF detection and explanation in a simultaneous setup. Previous empirical studies and/or subjective beliefs about the item…
Descriptors: Test Bias, Bayesian Statistics, Models, Item Response Theory