Empirical Comparison Between Factor Analysis and Multidimensional Item Response Models

1991 ◽  
Vol 26 (3) ◽  
pp. 457-477 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dirk L. Knol ◽  
Martijn P.F. Berger
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Item Response ◽  
Multidimensional Item Response ◽  
Empirical Comparison ◽  
Response Models ◽  
Item Response Models

scholarly journals Extreme Response Style: A Simulation Study Comparison of Three Multidimensional Item Response Models

2018 ◽  
Vol 43 (4) ◽  
pp. 322-335 ◽  
Author(s):  
Brian C. Leventhal
Keyword(s):  
Item Response ◽  
Partial Credit Model ◽  
Response Model ◽  
Multidimensional Item Response ◽  
Generalized Partial Credit Model ◽  
Response Models ◽  
Item Response Models ◽  
Nominal Response Model ◽  
Extreme Response ◽  
Generalized Partial Credit

Several multidimensional item response models have been proposed for survey responses affected by response styles. Through simulation, this study compares three models designed to account for extreme response tendencies: the IRTree Model, the multidimensional nominal response model, and the modified generalized partial credit model. The modified generalized partial credit model results in the lowest item mean squared error (MSE) across simulation conditions of sample size (500, 1,000), survey length (10, 20), and number of response options (4, 6). The multidimensional nominal response model is equally suitable for surveys measuring one substantive trait using responses to 10 four-option, forced-choice Likert-type items. Based on data validation, comparison of item MSE, and posterior predictive model checking, the IRTree Model is hypothesized to account for additional sources of construct-irrelevant variance.

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