Estimation of Item Parameters and the GEM Algorithm [microform] / Robert K. Tsutakawa.

The models and procedures discussed in this paper are related to those presented in Bock and Aitkin (1981), where they considered the 2-parameter probit model and approximated a normally distributed prior distribution of abilities by a finite and discrete distribution. One purpose of this paper is t...

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Online Access:	Request ERIC Document
Main Author:	Tsutakawa, Robert K.
Format:	Microfilm Book
Language:	English
Published:	[Place of publication not identified] : Distributed by ERIC Clearinghouse, 1982.
Subjects:	Estimation (Mathematics) Item Analysis. Latent Trait Theory. Mathematical Models. Maximum Likelihood Statistics. Psychometrics. Statistical Studies.