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Peer reviewedMount, Robert E.; Schumacker, Randall E. – Journal of Outcome Measurement, 1998
A Monte Carlo study was conducted using simulated dichotomous data to determine the effects of guessing on Rasch item fit statistics and the Logit Residual Index. Results indicate that no significant differences were found between the mean Rasch item fit statistics for each distribution type as the probability of guessing the correct answer…
Descriptors: Goodness of Fit, Guessing (Tests), Item Response Theory, Monte Carlo Methods
