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Paulus de Boeck, Mark Wilson
September 15, 2017
This advanced textbook goes beyond the current limits of item response modeling to enhance understanding and help readers be more creative in the development and usage of the models. The book first provides a basic survey of the approach and then lays out a large space of important models and their...
Wim J. van der Linden
September 01, 2017
Drawing on the work of internationally acclaimed experts in the field, Handbook of Item Response Theory, Volume Three: Applications presents the major areas of applications of item response theory (IRT) to the daily practice of testing in educational and psychological measurement, medical diagnosis...
Wim J. van der Linden
September 01, 2017
Drawing on the work of 75 internationally acclaimed experts in the field, Handbook of Item Response Theory, Three-Volume Set presents all major item response models, classical and modern statistical tools used in item response theory (IRT), and major areas of applications of IRT in educational and...
Klaas Sijtsma, L. Andries van der Ark
July 15, 2017
Andy Peytchev, Barry Schouten, James Wagner
July 15, 2017
Many statistical agencies are looking for survey design options that control costs and errors. This situation has led to a growing interest in adaptive survey designs. This book provides a synthesis of research in this very active field over the last ten years or so. It presents an overview of the...
Holmes Finch, Jocelyn Bolin
December 28, 2016
This book is designed primarily for upper level undergraduate and graduate level students taking a course in multilevel modelling and/or statistical modelling with a large multilevel modelling component. The focus is on presenting the theory and practice of major multilevel modelling...
Wim J. van der Linden
August 15, 2016
Drawing on the work of internationally acclaimed experts in the field, Handbook of Item Response Theory, Volume One: Models presents all major item response models. This first volume in a three-volume set covers many model developments that have occurred in item response theory (IRT) during the...
Ian Foster, Rayid Ghani, Ron S. Jarmin, Frauke Kreuter, Julia Lane
August 09, 2016
Both Traditional Students and Working Professionals Acquire the Skills to Analyze Social Problems. Big Data and Social Science: A Practical Guide to Methods and Tools shows how to apply data science to real-world problems in both research and the practice. The book provides practical guidance on...
Roy Levy, Robert J. Mislevy
May 23, 2016
A Single Cohesive Framework of Tools and Procedures for Psychometrics and Assessment Bayesian Psychometric Modeling presents a unified Bayesian approach across traditionally separate families of psychometric models. It shows that Bayesian techniques, as alternatives to conventional approaches,...
Andrew S. Fullerton, Jun Xu
April 05, 2016
Estimate and Interpret Results from Ordered Regression Models Ordered Regression Models: Parallel, Partial, and Non-Parallel Alternatives presents regression models for ordinal outcomes, which are variables that have ordered categories but unknown spacing between the categories. The book provides...
Wim J. van der Linden
February 11, 2016
Drawing on the work of internationally acclaimed experts in the field, Handbook of Item Response Theory, Volume Two: Statistical Tools presents classical and modern statistical tools used in item response theory (IRT). While IRT heavily depends on the use of statistical tools for handling its...
Jeff Gill
December 11, 2014
An Update of the Most Popular Graduate-Level Introductions to Bayesian Statistics for Social Scientists Now that Bayesian modeling has become standard, MCMC is well understood and trusted, and computing power continues to increase, Bayesian Methods: A Social and Behavioral Sciences Approach, Third...
