Bayesian Item Response Modeling Theory and Applications /

• Main Author: Fox, Jean-Paul (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY : Springer New York, 2010.
• Edition: First.
• Series: Statistics for Social and Behavioral Sciences
• Subjects: Social sciences.; Marketing.; Probabilities.; Assessment.; Statistics.; Psychometrics.; Social Sciences.; Methodology of the Social Sciences.; Probability Theory and Stochastic Processes.; Statistics for Social Science, Behavorial Science, Education, Public Policy, and Law.; Assessment, Testing and Evaluation.

This book presents a thorough treatment and unified coverage of Bayesian item response modeling with applications in a variety of disciplines, including education, medicine, psychology, and sociology. Breakthroughs in computing technology have made the Bayesian approach particularly useful for many...