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In modern society, tests are used extensively in schools, industry, and government.Test results can be of value in counseling, treatment, and selection of individuals. Tests can have a variety of functions, and often a broad classication is made in cognitive (tests as measures of ability) versus a_ectivetests (tests designed to measure interest, attitudes, and other noncognitive aspects).
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- Item Response Theory
- Posterior Density
- Item Parameter
- Item Response Theory Model
- Discrimination Parameter
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Fox, JP. (2010). Introduction to Bayesian Response Modeling. In: Bayesian Item Response Modeling. Statistics for Social and Behavioral Sciences. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-0742-4_1
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