A Course in Item Response Theory and Modeling with Stata (Paperback)

Notation and typography. What is item response theory and item response modeling?  Two basic functions for item response theory and item response. Classical test theory, factor analysis, and their connections to item response theory Generalized linear modeling, logistic regression, nonlinear factor analysis, and their links to item response theory and item response modeling.  Fundamentals of item response theory and item response modeling.  First applications of Stata for item response modeling. Item response theory model fitting and estimation.  Information functions and test characteristic curves Instrument construction and development using information functions.  Differential item functioning. Polytomous item response models and hybrid models.  Introduction to multidimensional item response theory and modeling