Quantitative Psychology: The 81st Annual Meeting of the Psychometric Society, Asheville, North Carolina, 2016

Front Matter....Pages i-ix
New Results on an Improved Parallel EM Algorithm for Estimating Generalized Latent Variable Models....Pages 1-8
Properties of Second-Order Exponential Models as Multidimensional Response Models....Pages 9-19
Pseudo-likelihood Estimation of Multidimensional Response Models: Polytomous and Dichotomous Items....Pages 21-30
Fitting Graded Response Models to Data with Non-Normal Latent Traits....Pages 31-41
An Extension of Rudner-Based Consistency and Accuracy Indices for Multidimensional Item Response Theory....Pages 43-58
Supporting Diagnostic Inferences Using Significance Tests for Subtest Scores....Pages 59-69
A Comparison of Two MCMC Algorithms for the 2PL IRT Model....Pages 71-79
Similar DIFs: Differential Item Functioning and Factorial Invariance for Scales with Seven (“Plus or Minus Two”) Response Alternatives....Pages 81-91
Finally! A Valid Test of Configural Invariance Using Permutation in Multigroup CFA....Pages 93-103
Outcries of Dual Scaling: The Key Is Duality....Pages 105-115
The Most Predictable Criterion with Fallible Data....Pages 117-127
Asymmetric Multidimensional Scaling of Subjective Similarities Among Occupational Categories....Pages 129-139
On the Relationship Between Squared Canonical Correlation and Matrix Norm....Pages 141-150
Breaking Through the Sum Scoring Barrier....Pages 151-158
The Performance of Five Reliability Estimates in Multidimensional Test Situations....Pages 159-172
Weighted Guttman Errors: Handling Ties and Two-Level Data....Pages 173-181
Measuring Cognitive Processing Capabilities in Solving Mathematical Problems....Pages 183-190
Parameter Constraints of the Logit Form of the Reduced RUM....Pages 191-205
Hypothesis Testing for Item Consistency Index in Cognitive Diagnosis....Pages 207-213
Irreplaceability of a Reachability Matrix....Pages 215-227
Ensuring Test Quality over Time by Monitoring the Equating Transformations....Pages 229-238
An Illustration of the Epanechnikov and Adaptive Continuization Methods in Kernel Equating....Pages 239-251
(The Potential for) Accumulated Linking Error in Trend Measurement in Large-Scale Assessments....Pages 253-262
IRT Observed-Score Equating with the Nonequivalent Groups with Covariates Design....Pages 263-274
Causal Inference with Observational Multilevel Data: Investigating Selection and Outcome Heterogeneity....Pages 275-285
Nonequivalent Groups with Covariates Design Using Propensity Scores for Kernel Equating....Pages 287-308
A Mixture Partial Credit Model Analysis Using Language-Based Covariates....Pages 309-319
Investigating Constraint-Weighted Item Selection Procedures in Unfolding CAT....Pages 321-333
Rating Scale Format and Item Sensitivity to Response Style in Large-Scale Assessments....Pages 335-345
Mode Comparability Studies for a High-Stakes Testing Program....Pages 347-356
Power Analysis for t-Test with Non-normal Data and Unequal Variances....Pages 357-371
Statistical Power Analysis for Comparing Means with Binary or Count Data Based on Analogous ANOVA....Pages 373-380
Robust Bayesian Estimation in Causal Two-Stage Least Squares Modeling with Instrumental Variables....Pages 381-393
Measuring Grit Among First-Generation College Students: A Psychometric Analysis....Pages 395-405
A Comparison of Item Parameter and Standard Error Recovery Across Different R Packages for Popular Unidimensional IRT Models....Pages 407-420
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