Specifying Optimum Examinees for Item Parameter Estimation in Item Response Theory [electronic resource] / Martha L. Stocking.

The relationship between examinee ability and the accuracy of maximum likelihood item parameter estimation is explored in terms of the expected (Fisher) information. Information functions are used to find the optimum ability levels and maximum contributions to information for estimating item paramet...

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Online Access:	Full Text (via ERIC)
Main Author:	Stocking, Martha L.
Corporate Author:	Educational Testing Service
Format:	Electronic eBook
Language:	English
Published:	[S.l.] : Distributed by ERIC Clearinghouse, 1988.
Subjects:	Ability. Adaptive Testing. Estimation (Mathematics) Item Response Theory. Maximum Likelihood Statistics. Test Construction. Test Items.