Open AccessMAXIMUM LIKELIHOOD AND BAYESIAN PARAMETER ESTIMATION IN ITEM RESPONSE THEORY *
Author(s) -
Lord Frederic M.
Publication year - 1984
Publication title -
ets research report series
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.235
H-Index - 5
ISSN - 2330-8516
DOI - 10.1002/j.2330-8516.1984.tb00070.x
Subject(s) - item response theory , marginal likelihood , maximum likelihood , bayesian probability , maximum likelihood sequence estimation , statistics , estimation theory , restricted maximum likelihood , bayes estimator , mathematics , econometrics , estimation , computer science , psychometrics , management , economics
Advantages and disadvantages of joint maximum likelihood, marginal maximum likelihood, and Bayesian methods of parameter estimation in item response theory are discussed and compared.