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A Nonparametric Approach to the Analysis of Dichotomous Item Responses

A Nonparametric Approach to the Analysis of Dichotomous Item Responses

An item response theory is discussed which is based on purely ordinal assumptions about the probabilities that people respond positively to items. It is considered as a natural generalization of both Guttman scaling and classical test theory. A distinction is drawn between construction and evaluation of a test (or scale) …