Monte Carlo Studies in Item Response Theory
Open Access
- 1 June 1996
- journal article
- research article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Applied Psychological Measurement
- Vol. 20 (2), 101-125
- https://doi.org/10.1177/014662169602000201
Abstract
Monte carlo studies are being used in item response theory (IRT) to provide information about how validly these methods can be applied to realistic datasets (e.g., small numbers of examinees and multidimensional data). This paper describes the conditions under which monte carlo studies are appropriate in IRT-based re search, the kinds of problems these techniques have been applied to, available computer programs for gen erating item responses and estimating item and exam inee parameters, and the importance of conceptualizing these studies as statistical sampling experiments that should be subject to the same principles of experimen tal design and data analysis that pertain to empirical studies. The number of replications that should be used in these studies is also addressed.Keywords
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