Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ511108
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1994
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The Influence of Conditioning Scores in Performing DIF Analyses.
Ackerman, Terry A.; Evans, John A.
Applied Psychological Measurement, v18 n4 p329-42 Dec 1994
The effect of the conditioning score on the results of differential item functioning (DIF) analysis was examined with simulated data. The study demonstrates that results of DIF that rely on a conditioning score can be quite different depending on the conditioning variable that is selected. (SLD)
Descriptors: Construct Validity, Identification, Item Bias, Selection, Simulation, Statistical Analysis, Test Items
Publication Type: Reports - Evaluative; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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