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Using familiar concepts from classical measurement methods and basic statistics, Hambleton and colleagues introduce the basics of item response theory (IRT) and explain the application of IRT methods to problems in test construction, identification of potentially biased test items, test equating, and computerized-adaptive testing. The book also includes a thorough discussion of alternative procedures for estimating IRT parameters, such as maximum likelihood estimation, marginal ma...

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Language English ● Format PDF ● ISBN 9781452252605 ● Publisher SAGE Publications US ● Published 1991 ● Downloadable 6 times ● Currency EUR ● ID 5352132 ● Copy protection Adobe DRM

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