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Published: 1st May 1994
ISBN: 9780803944169
Number Of Pages: 181
This book makes clear to researchers what item-bias methods can (and cannot) do, how they work and how they should be interpreted.<P></P><P>Advice is provided on the most useful methods for particular test situations. The authors explain the logic of each method - from item-response theory to nonparametric, categorical methods - in terms of how differential item functioning (DIF) is defined by the method and how well the method can be expected to work. A summary of findings on the behaviour of indices in empirical studies is included. The book concludes with a set of principles for deciding when DIF should be interpreted as evidence of bias.</P>
| Introduction | |
| Test Bias, Item Bias, and Test Validity | |
| Early Item Bias Indices Based on Classical Test Theory and Analysis of Variance | |
| Item Response Theory as Applied to Differential Item Functioning | |
| Contingency Table Approaches | |
| Interpretations of Bias from DIF Statistics | |
| Conclusions and Caveats | |
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ISBN: 9780803944169
ISBN-10: 0803944160
Series: Measurement Methods for the Social Science
Audience:
Professional
Format:
Paperback
Language:
English
Number Of Pages: 181
Published: 1st May 1994
Country of Publication: US
Dimensions (cm): 21.29 x 15.49
x 1.25
Weight (kg): 0.27
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