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Doctor of Philosophy [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
dissertationThis dissertation focuses on two prominent issues encountered in analyzing questionnaire data. First, the summed score of all individual questions in a questionnaire is characteristically used as a measure of disease severity, even though it ...
Volinn, Weining Y.
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A Gibbs Sampler for the (Extended) Marginal Rasch Model

open access: yesPsychometrika, 2015
In their seminal work on characterizing the manifest probabilities of latent trait models, Cressie and Holland give a theoretically important characterization of the marginal Rasch model.
G. Maris, T. Bechger, E. Martín
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Das Stadtklima: Herausforderung im Klimawandel: Leben auf der Wärmeinsel

open access: yesPhysik in unserer Zeit, EarlyView.
Städte sind vom Klimawandel betroffen und zugleich Mitverursacher der globalen Erwärmung. Wie kann die Klimawissenschaft die Gestaltung der klimaneutralen und lebenswerten Stadt der Zukunft unterstützen?ZusammenfassungDamit Städte weiterhin lebenswert bleiben, müssen sie ihren Beitrag zur Reduktion der Treibhausgas‐Emissionen leisten.
Guido W. Halbig
wiley   +1 more source

Rasch‐built overall disability scale for POEMS syndrome (POEMS‐RODS)

open access: yesJournal of the Peripheral Nervous System, Volume 27, Issue 4, Page 302-310, December 2022., 2022
Abstract Patient‐reported outcome measures engage patients in disease severity measurement and the metrics reported can be meaningful to their lives. The Polyneuropathy, Organomegaly, Endocrinopathy, Monoclonal protein and Skin changes syndrome (POEMS) is a complex multisystem disorder with disabling neuropathy which is distinct from other acquired ...
Ryan Yann Shern Keh   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Application of Rasch Analysis for Development and Psychometric Properties of Adolescents’ Quality of Life Instruments: A Systematic Review

open access: yesAdolescent Health, Medicine and Therapeutics, 2020
Sahar Dabaghi,1 Fatemeh Esmaielzadeh,1 Camelia Rohani2,3 1Student Research Committee, School of Nursing & Midwifery, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran; 2Community Health Nursing Department, School of Nursing & Midwifery,
Dabaghi S, Esmaielzadeh F, Rohani C
doaj  

Rating Scales in Survey Research: Using the Rasch model to illustrate the middle category measurement flaw

open access: yes, 2015
The quality of the instrument used in the measurement process of survey data is fundamental to successful outcomes. Issues regarding content and structure are often addressed during instrument development, but the rating scale is just as important, and ...
K. Bradley   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Assessing Importance and Satisfaction Judgments of Intermodal Work Commuters with Electronic Survey Methodology, MTI Report WP 12-01 [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
Recent advances in multivariate methodology provide an opportunity to further the assessment of service offerings in public transportation for work commuting.
Silver, Steven D.
core   +1 more source

Using Rasch analysis to identify uncharacteristic responses to undergraduate assessments [PDF]

open access: yes, 2010
Rasch Analysis is a statistical technique that is commonly used to analyse both test data and Likert survey data, to construct and evaluate question item banks, and to evaluate change in longitudinal studies. In this article, we introduce the dichotomous
Antony W. Edwards (7158158)   +1 more
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Science teachers' beliefs about teaching and learning related to content and procedural goals

open access: yesJournal of Research in Science Teaching, EarlyView.
Abstract Science teachers' beliefs about teaching and learning are a vital component of teachers' professional competence and are often assumed to impact classroom practice. To date, these beliefs have been predominantly investigated regarding teaching and learning in general or for a particular science subject (e.g., physics).
Verena Petermann   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Rasch mxture models for DIF detection: A comparison of old and new score specifications [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
Rasch mixture models can be a useful tool when checking the assumption of measurement invariance for a single Rasch model. They provide advantages compared to manifest DIF tests when the DIF groups are only weakly correlated with the manifest covariates ...
Frick, Hannah   +2 more
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