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An approximation for the bias function of the maximum likelihood estimate of a latent variable for the general case where the item responses are discrete

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  • Fumiko Samejima, 1993. "An approximation for the bias function of the maximum likelihood estimate of a latent variable for the general case where the item responses are discrete," Psychometrika, Springer;The Psychometric Society, vol. 58(1), pages 119-138, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:psycho:v:58:y:1993:i:1:p:119-138
    DOI: 10.1007/BF02294476
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    1. Frederic Lord, 1983. "Unbiased estimators of ability parameters, of their variance, and of their parallel-forms reliability," Psychometrika, Springer;The Psychometric Society, vol. 48(2), pages 233-245, June.
    2. Fumiko Samejima, 1977. "A method of estimating item characteristic functions using the maximum likelihood estimate of ability," Psychometrika, Springer;The Psychometric Society, vol. 42(2), pages 163-191, June.
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    1. Fumiko Samejima, 1997. "Departure from normal assumptions: A promise for future psychometrics with substantive mathematical modeling," Psychometrika, Springer;The Psychometric Society, vol. 62(4), pages 471-493, December.
    2. Chun Wang, 2015. "On Latent Trait Estimation in Multidimensional Compensatory Item Response Models," Psychometrika, Springer;The Psychometric Society, vol. 80(2), pages 428-449, June.
    3. Fumiko Samejima, 1994. "Some critical observations of the test information function as a measure of local accuracy in ability estimation," Psychometrika, Springer;The Psychometric Society, vol. 59(3), pages 307-329, September.
    4. Fumiko Samejima, 1998. "Efficient nonparametric approaches for estimating the operating characteristics of discrete item responses," Psychometrika, Springer;The Psychometric Society, vol. 63(2), pages 111-130, June.

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