Social science measurement by means of item response models

Sijtsma, Klaas

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Klaas Sijtsma³

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The basic ideas of measurement in the social and behavioral sciences is explained, followed by a discussion of item response theory, which supplies the family of modern statistical measurement methods. Four specialized topics in item response modeling are discussed, that are at the core of present-day research in item response theory.

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Department of Methodology, FSW, Tilburg University, P.O. Box 90153, 5000 LE, Tilburg, The Netherlands
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Department of Statistical Methods, Statistics Netherlands, P.O. Box 4000, 2270 JM, Voorburg, The Netherlands
Jelke G. Bethlehem
Faculty of Social Sciences, Department of Methodology and Statistics, Utrecht University, P.O. Box 80140, 3508 TC, Utrecht, The Netherlands
Peter G. M. van der Heijden

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Sijtsma, K. (2000). Social science measurement by means of item response models. In: Bethlehem, J.G., van der Heijden, P.G.M. (eds) COMPSTAT. Physica, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-57678-2_62

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