scholarly journals A Comparison of Estimation Methods for the Rasch Model

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alexander Robitzsch
Keyword(s):  
Maximum Likelihood ◽  
Maximum Likelihood Estimation ◽  
Rasch Model ◽  
Estimation Method ◽  
Likelihood Estimation ◽  
Item Parameter ◽  
Estimation Methods ◽  
Limited Information ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Rasch Model

The Rasch model is one of the most prominent item response models. In this article, different item parameter estimation methods for the Rasch model are compared through a simulation study. The type of ability distribution, the number of items, and sample sizes were varied. It is shown that variants of joint maximum likelihood estimation and conditional likelihood estimation are competitive to marginal maximum likelihood estimation. However, efficiency losses of limited-information estimation methods are only modest. It can be concluded that in empirical studies using the Rasch model, the impact of the choice of an estimation method with respect to item parameters is almost negligible for most estimation methods. Interestingly, this sheds a somewhat more positive light on old-fashioned joint maximum likelihood and limited information estimation methods.

scholarly journals A Comprehensive Simulation Study of Estimation Methods for the Rasch Model

Stats ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (4) ◽  
pp. 814-836
Author(s):  
Alexander Robitzsch
Keyword(s):  
Maximum Likelihood ◽  
Simulation Study ◽  
Rasch Model ◽  
Item Parameter ◽  
Estimation Methods ◽  
Limited Information ◽  
Marginal Maximum Likelihood ◽  
Chi Square ◽  
Parameter Estimation Methods ◽  
The Rasch Model

The Rasch model is one of the most prominent item response models. In this article, different item parameter estimation methods for the Rasch model are systematically compared through a comprehensive simulation study: Different alternatives of joint maximum likelihood (JML) estimation, different alternatives of marginal maximum likelihood (MML) estimation, conditional maximum likelihood (CML) estimation, and several limited information methods (LIM). The type of ability distribution (i.e., nonnormality), the number of items, sample size, and the distribution of item difficulties were systematically varied. Across different simulation conditions, MML methods with flexible distributional specifications can be at least as efficient as CML. Moreover, in many situations (i.e., for long tests), penalized JML and JML with ε adjustment resulted in very efficient estimates and might be considered alternatives to JML implementations currently used in statistical software. Moreover, minimum chi-square (MINCHI) estimation was the best-performing LIM method. These findings demonstrate that JML estimation and LIM can still prove helpful in applied research.

A Review of Estimation Procedures for the Rasch Model with an Eye toward Longish Tests

1980 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 35-64 ◽  
Author(s):  
Howard Wainer ◽  
Anne Morgan ◽  
Jan-Eric Gustafsson
Keyword(s):  
Maximum Likelihood ◽  
Maximum Likelihood Estimation ◽  
Rasch Model ◽  
Likelihood Estimation ◽  
New Developments ◽  
Conditional Maximum Likelihood ◽  
English Writing ◽  
Estimation Procedures ◽  
Conditional Maximum ◽  
The Rasch Model

Two estimation procedures for the Rasch Model are reviewed in detail, particularly with respect to new developments that make the more statistically rigorous Conditional Maximum Likelihood estimation practical for use with longish tests. Emphasis of the review is on European developments which are not well known in the English writing world.

Jaya algorithm in estimation of P[X > Y] for two parameter Weibull distribution

2022 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 2820-2839
Author(s):  
Saurabh L. Raikar ◽  
◽  
Dr. Rajesh S. Prabhu Gaonkar ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Maximum Likelihood ◽  
Maximum Likelihood Estimation ◽  
Weibull Distribution ◽  
Least Squares ◽  
Weighted Least Squares ◽  
Real Life ◽  
Likelihood Estimation ◽  
Estimation Methods ◽  
Jaya Algorithm ◽  
Two Parameter

<abstract> <p>Jaya algorithm is a highly effective recent metaheuristic technique. This article presents a simple, precise, and faster method to estimate stress strength reliability for a two-parameter, Weibull distribution with common scale parameters but different shape parameters. The three most widely used estimation methods, namely the maximum likelihood estimation, least squares, and weighted least squares have been used, and their comparative analysis in estimating reliability has been presented. The simulation studies are carried out with different parameters and sample sizes to validate the proposed methodology. The technique is also applied to real-life data to demonstrate its implementation. The results show that the proposed methodology's reliability estimates are close to the actual values and proceeds closer as the sample size increases for all estimation methods. Jaya algorithm with maximum likelihood estimation outperforms the other methods regarding the bias and mean squared error.</p> </abstract>

scholarly journals A Stochastic Model of Stress Evolution in a Bolted Structure in the Presence of a Joint Elastic Piece: Modeling and Parameter Inference

2020 ◽  
Vol 2020 ◽  
pp. 1-11
Author(s):  
Mohammed Haiek ◽  
Youness El Ansari ◽  
Nabil Ben Said Amrani ◽  
Driss Sarsri
Keyword(s):  
Numerical Simulation ◽  
Maximum Likelihood ◽  
Maximum Likelihood Estimation ◽  
Stochastic Model ◽  
Estimation Method ◽  
Likelihood Estimation ◽  
Stress Evolution ◽  
Parameter Inference ◽  
Maximum Likelihood Estimation Method ◽  
Over Time

In this paper, we propose a stochastic model to describe over time the evolution of stress in a bolted mechanical structure depending on different thicknesses of a joint elastic piece. First, the studied structure and the experiment numerical simulation are presented. Next, we validate statistically our proposed stochastic model, and we use the maximum likelihood estimation method based on Euler–Maruyama scheme to estimate the parameters of this model. Thereafter, we use the estimated model to compare the stresses, the peak times, and extinction times for different thicknesses of the elastic piece. Some numerical simulations are carried out to illustrate different results.

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