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Ability Parameter Estimation

Ability Parameter Estimation is an inferential statistical method within multidimensional item response theory that uniquely specifies the latent trait vector of an examinee by jointly modeling responses to test items as probabilistic functions of multiple correlated ability dimensions.

358

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500

Authors

247

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2017–2026

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358

Probabilistic Models for Some Intelligence and Attainment Tests

Information and Control · 1961 · 7K citations

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ESTIMATION OF LATENT ABILITY USING A RESPONSE PATTERN OF GRADED SCORES1

Fumi Samejima · ETS Research Bulletin Series · 1968 · 2.6K citations · Full text

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Probabilistic Models for some Intelligence and Attainment Tests.

Leroy Wolins, Benjamin D. Wright, Georg Rasch · Journal of the American Statistical Association · 1982 · 2K citations

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Estimating Item Parameters and Latent Ability when Responses are Scored in Two or More Nominal Categories

R. Darrell Bock · Psychometrika · 1972 · 1.2K citations

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Weighted Likelihood Estimation of Ability in Item Response Theory

Thomas A. Warm · Psychometrika · 1989 · 1.2K citations

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Authors

500

  1. FM
    Frederic M. Lord

    Educational Testing Service, United States

    13 publications · 1.1K citations

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  2. RJ
    Robert J. Mislevy

    Educational Testing Service, United States

    8 publications · 833 citations

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  3. WJ
    Wim J. van der Linden

    University of Twente, Netherlands

    8 publications · 764 citations

    8

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  4. JD
    Jimmy de la Torre

    Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, United States

    6 publications · 348 citations

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  5. CE
    Christine E. DeMars

    James Madison University, United States

    6 publications · 415 citations

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Institutions

247

  1. Educational Testing Service

    Princeton, United States

    28 h-index

    69 publications

    5.4K citations

  2. University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

    Urbana, United States

    15 h-index

    28 publications

    1.5K citations

  3. Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

    New Brunswick, United States

    12 h-index

    16 publications

    807 citations

  4. University of Twente

    Enschede, The Netherlands

    11 h-index

    15 publications

    1.1K citations

  5. University of Minnesota

    Minneapolis, United States

    9 h-index

    11 publications

    1.1K citations

  6. KU Leuven

    Leuven, Belgium

    6 h-index

    9 publications

    309 citations

  7. University of Maryland, College Park

    College Park, United States

    6 h-index

    9 publications

    192 citations

  8. University of Wisconsin–Madison

    Madison, United States

    6 h-index

    8 publications

    287 citations

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Venues

  1. Applied Psychological Measurement

    72 publications · 3.8K citations

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  2. Psychometrika

    28 publications · 4.4K citations

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  3. Journal of Educational and Behavioral Statistics

    25 publications · 1.3K citations

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  4. Journal of Educational Measurement

    28 publications · 2K citations

    19

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  5. ETS Research Report Series

    21 publications · 962 citations

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