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.

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