Bayesian Estimation in the Two-Parameter Logistic Model.

Swaminathan, Hariharan; Gifford, Janice A.

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Publication Date: 1985

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Bayesian Estimation in the Two-Parameter Logistic Model.

Swaminathan, Hariharan; Gifford, Janice A.

Psychometrika, v50 n3 p349-64 Sep 1985

A Bayesian procedure is developed for the estimation of parameters in the two-parameter logistic item response model. Joint modal estimates of the parameters are obtained and procedures for the specification of prior information are described. (Author/LMO)

Descriptors: Bayesian Statistics, Estimation (Mathematics), Latent Trait Theory, Mathematical Models, Maximum Likelihood Statistics, Statistical Distributions, Statistical Studies

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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