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Comparing continuous and dichotomous scoring of the balanced inventory of desirable responding [PDF]

open access: yes, 2002
The Balanced Inventory of Desirable Responding (BIDR; Paulhus, 1994) is a widely used instrument to measure the 2 components of social desirability: self-deceptive enhancement and impression management. With respect to scoring of the BIDR, Paulhus (1994)
Stoeber, Joachim   +3 more
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ltm: An R Package for Latent Variable Modeling and Item Response Analysis

open access: yesJournal of Statistical Software, 2006
The R package ltm has been developed for the analysis of multivariate dichotomous and polytomous data using latent variable models, under the Item Response Theory approach.
Dimitris Rizopoulos
doaj   +3 more sources

Calibrating the Medical Council of Canada’s Qualifying Examination Part I using an integrated item response theory framework: a comparison of models and designs [PDF]

open access: yesJournal of Educational Evaluation for Health Professions, 2016
Purpose: The aim of this research was to compare different methods of calibrating multiple choice question (MCQ) and clinical decision making (CDM) components for the Medical Council of Canada’s Qualifying Examination Part I (MCCQEI) based on item ...
Andre F. De Champlain   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Psychometric Properties of the Dichotomous Thinking in Eating Disorders Scale (DTEDS) [PDF]

open access: yesمجله علوم پزشکی صدرا, 2022
Introduction: The Dichotomous Thinking in Eating Disorders Scale (DTEDS) is a short, self- assessment of the presence of a rigid, “black-and-white” cognitive thinking style.
Masume Bagheri   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Panel Estimators to Combine Revealed and Stated Preference Dichotomous Choice Data

open access: yesJournal of Agricultural and Resource Economics, 1997
Combining stated and revealed preference data often involved multiple responses from the same individual. Panel estimators are appropriate to jointly model the decision to actually visit at current trip costs, the intention to visit at hypothetically ...
John B. Loomis
doaj   +1 more source

Younger people, and stronger effects of all-or-nothing thoughts on aggression: Moderating effects of age on the relationships between dichotomous thinking and aggression

open access: yesCogent Psychology, 2016
Binary or dichotomous thinking may lead to aggression throughout people’s lifespan; additionally, relationships are likely to be affected by types of aggression (i.e. physical aggression, verbal aggression, anger, and hostility) as well as gender and age.
Atsushi Oshio   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

The Fragility of Significance in the Hip Arthroscopy Literature

open access: yesJBJS Open Access, 2021
Background:. The purpose of the present study was to perform the first examination of the utility of p values and the degree of statistical fragility in the hip arthroscopy literature by applying both the Fragility Index (FI) and the Fragility Quotient ...
Robert L. Parisien, MD   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

HD CAGnome: a search tool for huntingtin CAG repeat length-correlated genes. [PDF]

open access: yesPLoS ONE, 2014
The length of the huntingtin (HTT) CAG repeat is strongly correlated with both age at onset of Huntington's disease (HD) symptoms and age at death of HD patients.
Ekaterina I Galkina   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

Introducing the General Polytomous Diagnosis Modeling Framework

open access: yesFrontiers in Psychology, 2018
Although considerable developments have been added to the cognitive diagnosis modeling literature recently, most have been conducted for dichotomous responses only.
Jinsong Chen, Jimmy de la Torre
doaj   +1 more source

Statistical Fragility of Randomized Controlled Trials Evaluating Rehabilitation After Arthroscopic Rotator Cuff Repair

open access: yesOrthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine, 2023
Background: Clinical decision-making often relies on evidence-based medicine, derived from objective data with conventional and rigorous statistical tests to evaluate significance. The literature surrounding rehabilitation after rotator cuff repair (RCR)
Sean B. Sequeira MD   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

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