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Item Parameter Recovery for the Nominal Response Model

R. J. De Ayala

University of Nebraska

Monica Sava-Bolesta

University of Maryland

Establishing guidelines for reasonable item parameter estimation is fundamental to use of the nominal response model. Factors studied were the sample size ratio (SSR), latent trait distribution (LD), and amount of item information. Results showed that the LD accounted for 42.5% of the variability in the accuracy of estimating the slope parameter; the SSR and the maximum item information factors accounted for 29.5% and 3.5% of the accuracy, respectively. In general, as the LD departed from a normal distribution, a larger number of examinees was required to accurately estimate the slope and intercept parameters. Results indicated that an SSR of 10:1 can produce reasonably accurate item parameter estimates when the LD is normal.

Applied Psychological Measurement, Vol. 23, No. 1, 3-19 (1999)
DOI: 10.1177/01466219922031130
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