Practical Applications of Posterior Predictive Model Checking for. Assessing Fit of Common Item Response Theory Models. Sandip Sinharay. ETS, Princeton, NJ.
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Practical Applications of Posterior Predictive Model Checking for Assessing Fit of Common Item Response Theory Models Sandip Sinharay
Research & Development
November 2003 RR-03-33
Practical Applications of Posterior Predictive Model Checking for Assessing Fit of Common Item Response Theory Models
Sandip Sinharay ETS, Princeton, NJ
November 2003
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