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A New Explanation and Proof of the Paradoxical Scoring Results in Multidimensional Item Response Models

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  • Pascal Jordan

    (University of Hamburg)

  • Martin Spiess

    (University of Hamburg)

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In multidimensional item response models, paradoxical scoring effects can arise, wherein correct answers are penalized and incorrect answers are rewarded. For the most prominent class of IRT models, the class of linearly compensatory models, a general derivation of paradoxical scoring effects based on the geometry of item discrimination vectors is given, which furthermore corrects an error in an established theorem on paradoxical results. This approach highlights the very counterintuitive way in which item discrimination parameters (and also factor loadings) have to be interpreted in terms of their influence on the latent ability estimate. It is proven that, despite the error in the original proof, the key result concerning the existence of paradoxical effects remains true—although the actual relation to the item parameters is shown to be a more complicated function than previous results suggested. The new proof enables further insights into the actual mathematical causation of the paradox and generalizes the findings within the class of linearly compensatory models.

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  • Pascal Jordan & Martin Spiess, 2018. "A New Explanation and Proof of the Paradoxical Scoring Results in Multidimensional Item Response Models," Psychometrika, Springer;The Psychometric Society, vol. 83(4), pages 831-846, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:psycho:v:83:y:2018:i:4:d:10.1007_s11336-017-9588-3
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