Monte Carlo tests of the Rasch model based on scalability coefficients

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For item responses fitting the Rasch model, the assumptions underlying the Mokken model of double monotonicity are met. This makes non-parametric item response theory a natural starting-point for Rasch item analysis. This paper studies scalability coefficients based on Loevinger's H coefficient that summarizes the number of Guttman errors in the data matrix. These coefficients are shown to yield efficient tests of the Rasch model using p-values computed using Markov chain Monte Carlo methods. The power of the tests of unequal item discrimination, and their ability to distinguish between local dependence and unequal item discrimination, are discussed. The methods are illustrated and motivated using a simulation study and a real data example.
Original languageEnglish
JournalBritish Journal of Mathematical and Statistical Psychology
Volume63
Issue numberPt 1
Pages (from-to)101-11
Number of pages10
ISSN0007-1102
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2010

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