What is it about?

A brief explanation of the intellectual basis of item response theory.

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Why is it important?

Item response theory is a stronger psychometric theory than traditional classical test theory. It has the potential to be very useful to many applied researchers.

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Another grad-school era article of mine. It's one of several how-to articles that introduce complex stats methods to readers.

Dr Russell T. Warne
Independent Scholar

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This page is a summary of: An Introduction to Item Response Theory for Health Behavior Researchers, American Journal of Health Behavior, January 2012, PNG Publications,
DOI: 10.5993/ajhb.36.1.4.
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