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Item Response Theory for Psychologists

By Steven P. Reise , Susan E. Embretson

Book information

Publisher
Taylor and Francis
Year
2000
ISBN
0805828192, 0805828184, 1135681473, 1410605264, 1135681465, 9781135681463, 9781410605269, 9781135681470, 9780805828184, 9780805828191
DOI
10.4324/9781410605269
LCC
BF39 .E495 2000
Open Library ID
OL9324713M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
9 MB (9381242 bytes)
Series
Multivariate Applications Book Series
Edition
1
Pages
376\376
Topic
Psychology
Orientation
portrait
Paginated
yes
Scanned
no
Time added
2024-11-01 07:51:21

Description

Item Response Theory (IRT) is, increasingly, the psychometric method used for contemporary psychological tests. The goal of this book is to explain IRT. The book is especially useful to psychologists and social scientists familiar with small-scale cognitive and personality measures, or those who want to use IRT to analyze scales used in their own research. It is also useful for graduate students and practitioners who want to understand the contemporary, psychometric foundations of the tests they administer. Familiar psychological concepts are used to help explain various IRT principles through its use of graphical displays and analysis of psychological principles. Contemporary IRT models, estimation methods, and computer programs are examined. Polytomous IRT models are given central coverage because many psychological tests use rating scales. Applications in various research areas are also described. (DIPF/Orig.).

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