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ERIC Number: EJ1375573
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2023-Jun
Pages: 23
Abstractor: As Provided
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ISSN: ISSN-0013-1644
EISSN: EISSN-1552-3888
Is the Area under Curve Appropriate for Evaluating the Fit of Psychometric Models?
Han, Yuting; Zhang, Jihong; Jiang, Zhehan; Shi, Dexin
Educational and Psychological Measurement, v83 n3 p586-608 Jun 2023
In the literature of modern psychometric modeling, mostly related to item response theory (IRT), the fit of model is evaluated through known indices, such as X[superscript 2], M2, and root mean square error of approximation (RMSEA) for absolute assessments as well as Akaike information criterion (AIC), consistent AIC (CAIC), and Bayesian information criterion (BIC) for relative comparisons. Recent developments show a merging trend of psychometric and machine learnings, yet there remains a gap in the model fit evaluation, specifically the use of the area under curve (AUC). This study focuses on the behaviors of AUC in fitting IRT models. Rounds of simulations were conducted to investigate AUC's appropriateness (e.g., power and Type I error rate) under various conditions. The results show that AUC possessed certain advantages under certain conditions such as high-dimensional structure with two-parameter logistic (2PL) and some three-parameter logistic (3PL) models, while disadvantages were also obvious when the true model is unidimensional. It cautions researchers about the dangers of using AUC solely in evaluating psychometric models.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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