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Peer reviewedThompson, Paul – Applied Psychological Measurement, 1989
Monte Carlo techniques were used to examine regression approaches to external unfolding. The present analysis examined the technique to determine if various characteristics of the points are recovered (such as ideal points). Generally, monotonic analyses resulted in good recovery. (TJH)
Descriptors: Error of Measurement, Estimation (Mathematics), Mathematical Models, Monte Carlo Methods
