A GENERALIZED RASCH MODEL FOR MANIFEST PREDICTORS

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Abstract

A logistic regression model is suggested for estimating the relation between a set of manifest predictors and a latent trait assumed to be measured by a set of kappa-dichotomous items. Usually the estimated subject parameters of latent trait models are biased, especially for short tests. Therefore, the relation between a latent trait and a set of predictors should not be estimated with a regression model in which the estimated subject parameters are used as a dependent variable. Direct estimation of the relation between the latent trait and one or more independent variables is suggested instead. Estimation methods and test statistics for the Rasch model are discussed and the model is illustrated with simulated and empirical data
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)589-600
JournalPSYCHOMETRIKA
Volume56
Issue number4
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1991

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