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Tackling measurement problems with Item Response Theory: Principles, characteristics, and assessment, with an illustrative example

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  • Singh, Jagdip, 2004. "Tackling measurement problems with Item Response Theory: Principles, characteristics, and assessment, with an illustrative example," Journal of Business Research, Elsevier, vol. 57(2), pages 184-208, February.
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