{"id":"https://openalex.org/W2079558145","doi":"https://doi.org/10.1207/s15324818ame0703_1","title":"Item Parameter Estimation Errors and Their Influence on Test Information Functions","display_name":"Item Parameter Estimation Errors and Their Influence on Test Information Functions","publication_year":1994,"publication_date":"1994-07-01","ids":{"openalex":"https://openalex.org/W2079558145","doi":"https://doi.org/10.1207/s15324818ame0703_1","mag":"2079558145"},"language":"en","primary_location":{"id":"doi:10.1207/s15324818ame0703_1","doi":"https://doi.org/10.1207/s15324818ame0703_1","is_oa":false,"landing_page_url":"https://doi.org/10.1207/s15324818ame0703_1","pdf_url":null,"source":{"id":"https://openalex.org/S2940672","display_name":"Applied Measurement in Education","issn_l":"0895-7347","issn":["0895-7347","1532-4818"],"is_oa":false,"is_in_doaj":false,"is_core":true,"listed_in":["cwts-core","dongbi-c","erih-plus","jufo-1","norway-1","poland-70","russia-white-list-2","vabb-shw"],"host_organization":"https://openalex.org/P4310320547","host_organization_name":"Taylor & Francis","host_organization_lineage":["https://openalex.org/P4310320547","https://openalex.org/P4310320449"],"host_organization_lineage_names":["Taylor & Francis","Informa"],"type":"journal"},"license":null,"license_id":null,"version":"publishedVersion","is_accepted":true,"is_published":true,"raw_source_name":"Applied Measurement in Education","raw_type":"journal-article"},"volume":null,"type":"article","is_traditional":true,"indexed_in":["crossref"],"open_access":{"is_oa":false,"oa_status":"closed","oa_url":null,"any_repository_has_fulltext":false},"authorships":[{"author_position":"first","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5049408101","display_name":"Ronald K. Hambleton","orcid":"https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7412-2188","observed_orcids":["https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7412-2188"]},"institutions":[],"countries":[],"is_corresponding":false,"raw_author_name":"Ronald K. Hambleton","raw_affiliation_strings":[],"raw_orcid":null,"affiliations":[]},{"author_position":"last","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5103833213","display_name":"Russell W. Jones","orcid":null,"observed_orcids":[]},"institutions":[],"countries":[],"is_corresponding":false,"raw_author_name":"Russell W. Jones","raw_affiliation_strings":[],"raw_orcid":null,"affiliations":[]}],"institutions":[],"countries_distinct_count":0,"institutions_distinct_count":0,"corresponding_author_ids":[],"corresponding_institution_ids":[],"apc_list":null,"apc_paid":null,"fwci":2.0265,"has_fulltext":false,"cited_by_count":40,"citation_normalized_percentile":{"value":0.86212711,"is_in_top_1_percent":false,"is_in_top_10_percent":false},"cited_by_percentile_year":{"min":88,"max":99},"biblio":{"volume":"7","issue":"3","first_page":"171","last_page":"186"},"is_retracted":false,"is_paratext":false,"is_xpac":false,"primary_topic":{"id":"https://openalex.org/T10467","display_name":"Psychometric Methodologies and Testing","score":0.9984999895095825,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/1803","display_name":"Management Science and Operations Research"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/18","display_name":"Decision Sciences"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/2","display_name":"Social Sciences"}},"topics":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/T10467","display_name":"Psychometric Methodologies and Testing","score":0.9984999895095825,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/1803","display_name":"Management Science and Operations Research"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/18","display_name":"Decision Sciences"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/2","display_name":"Social Sciences"}},{"id":"https://openalex.org/T12884","display_name":"Educational Assessment and Pedagogy","score":9.999999747378752e-05,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/3304","display_name":"Education"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/33","display_name":"Social Sciences"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/2","display_name":"Social Sciences"}},{"id":"https://openalex.org/T14025","display_name":"Educational Technology and Assessment","score":9.999999747378752e-05,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/1710","display_name":"Information Systems"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/17","display_name":"Computer Science"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/3","display_name":"Physical Sciences"}}],"keywords":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/test-information-function","display_name":"test information function","score":0.9599999785423279},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/item-information-function","display_name":"item information function","score":0.9850000143051147},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/three-parameter-logistic-model","display_name":"three-parameter logistic model","score":0.8700000047683716},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/item-selection","display_name":"item selection","score":0.8360000252723694},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/test-length","display_name":"test length","score":0.9480000138282776},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/calibration-sample-size","display_name":"calibration sample size","score":0.7289999723434448},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/item-response-theory","display_name":"item response theory","score":0.6759999990463257}],"concepts":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/C2777267654","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3519023","display_name":"Test (biology)","level":2,"score":0.7643578052520752},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C19875794","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1207340","display_name":"Item response theory","level":3,"score":0.7295382022857666},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C105795698","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q12483","display_name":"Statistics","level":1,"score":0.6991370916366577},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C156639949","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q13362737","display_name":"Item bank","level":4,"score":0.6784573793411255},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C144352353","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2920411","display_name":"Computerized adaptive testing","level":3,"score":0.6052179336547852},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C106347477","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5384228","display_name":"Equating","level":3,"score":0.5772228240966797},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C149782125","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q160039","display_name":"Econometrics","level":1,"score":0.5361452102661133},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C96250715","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q965330","display_name":"Estimation","level":2,"score":0.5174760818481445},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C129848803","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2564360","display_name":"Sample size determination","level":2,"score":0.4648280143737793},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C181447626","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1224359","display_name":"Differential item functioning","level":4,"score":0.4629249572753906},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C198531522","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q485146","display_name":"Sample (material)","level":2,"score":0.4383547604084015},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C33923547","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q395","display_name":"Mathematics","level":0,"score":0.3855034410953522},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C41008148","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q21198","display_name":"Computer science","level":0,"score":0.3603817820549011},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C171606756","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q506132","display_name":"Psychometrics","level":2,"score":0.2805222272872925},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C185592680","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2329","display_name":"Chemistry","level":0,"score":0.0},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C151730666","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7205","display_name":"Paleontology","level":1,"score":0.0},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C86803240","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q420","display_name":"Biology","level":0,"score":0.0},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C43617362","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q170050","display_name":"Chromatography","level":1,"score":0.0},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C101266164","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2131821","display_name":"Rasch model","level":2,"score":0.0},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C162324750","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q8134","display_name":"Economics","level":0,"score":0.0},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C187736073","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2920921","display_name":"Management","level":1,"score":0.0}],"mesh":[],"locations_count":1,"locations":[{"id":"doi:10.1207/s15324818ame0703_1","doi":"https://doi.org/10.1207/s15324818ame0703_1","is_oa":false,"landing_page_url":"https://doi.org/10.1207/s15324818ame0703_1","pdf_url":null,"source":{"id":"https://openalex.org/S2940672","display_name":"Applied Measurement in Education","issn_l":"0895-7347","issn":["0895-7347","1532-4818"],"is_oa":false,"is_in_doaj":false,"is_core":true,"listed_in":["cwts-core","dongbi-c","erih-plus","jufo-1","norway-1","poland-70","russia-white-list-2","vabb-shw"],"host_organization":"https://openalex.org/P4310320547","host_organization_name":"Taylor & Francis","host_organization_lineage":["https://openalex.org/P4310320547","https://openalex.org/P4310320449"],"host_organization_lineage_names":["Taylor & Francis","Informa"],"type":"journal"},"license":null,"license_id":null,"version":"publishedVersion","is_accepted":true,"is_published":true,"raw_source_name":"Applied Measurement in Education","raw_type":"journal-article"}],"best_oa_location":null,"sustainable_development_goals":[],"study_designs":[],"awards":[],"funders":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/F4320332749","display_name":"University of Massachusetts Amherst","ror":"https://ror.org/0072zz521"}],"has_content":{"pdf":false,"grobid_xml":false},"content_urls":null,"referenced_works_count":12,"referenced_works":["https://openalex.org/W1535520578","https://openalex.org/W1588286827","https://openalex.org/W1867807980","https://openalex.org/W1978719411","https://openalex.org/W1999631640","https://openalex.org/W2011041604","https://openalex.org/W2026236255","https://openalex.org/W2046847300","https://openalex.org/W2052774469","https://openalex.org/W2057892451","https://openalex.org/W2170628804","https://openalex.org/W2505213109"],"related_works":["https://openalex.org/W2144719208","https://openalex.org/W2733290613","https://openalex.org/W2011041604","https://openalex.org/W1995348618","https://openalex.org/W3142878770","https://openalex.org/W634166090","https://openalex.org/W4231354654","https://openalex.org/W2058739162","https://openalex.org/W2351441234","https://openalex.org/W7165183732"],"abstract_inverted_index":{"For":[0],"test":[1,15,37,85,120,148,159,176,188,203,211],"developers":[2],"working":[3],"within":[4],"an":[5],"item":[6,13,24,35,77,80,114,155,204],"response":[7],"theory":[8],"framework,":[9],"the":[10,32,50,106,117,125,136,139,152,164,173],"concepts":[11],"of":[12,34,53,100,108,119,138,154,163,175],"and":[14,19,36,65,83,150,201],"information":[16,38,81,86,121,177],"are":[17,56,68],"important":[18,133],"useful.":[20],"Unfortunately,":[21],"errors":[22,42,74],"in":[23,75,92,113,134,146,184,208],"parameter":[25,78],"estimates":[26],"have":[27],"a":[28,63,193],"negative":[29],"impact":[30,107],"on":[31,111,116,192],"accuracy":[33,118,174,185],"functions.":[39],"The":[40,98,161],"estimation":[41],"may":[43],"be":[44,60,90],"random;":[45],"but":[46],"because":[47],"items":[48,67,149,189],"with":[49,124,181],"higher":[51],"levels":[52],"discriminating":[54],"power":[55],"more":[57],"likely":[58],"to":[59,71,89,94,104,158,210],"selected":[61],"for":[62],"test,":[64],"these":[66],"most":[69],"apt":[70],"contain":[72],"positive":[73],"their":[76,95],"estimates,":[79],"functions":[82,87,122],"corresponding":[84],"tend":[88],"inflated":[91],"relation":[93,209],"true":[96],"values.":[97],"purpose":[99],"this":[101,109],"article":[102],"was":[103],"investigate":[105],"\"capitalization":[110],"chance\"":[112],"selection":[115],"associated":[123],"three-parameter":[126],"logistic":[127],"model.":[128],"Two":[129],"variables":[130,171],"seemed":[131],"especially":[132],"determining":[135],"size":[137,144,157,197],"impact:":[140],"(a)":[141],"examinee":[142,195],"sample":[143,196],"used":[145],"calibrating":[147],"(b)":[151],"ratio":[153],"bank":[156],"length.":[160],"results":[162],"computer":[165],"simulation":[166],"study":[167],"were":[168,190,206],"clear:":[169],"Both":[170],"influenced":[172],"functions,":[178],"often":[179],"substantially,":[180],"serious":[182],"problems":[183],"arising":[186],"when":[187,202],"calibrated":[191],"modest":[194],"(N":[198],"=":[199],"500)":[200],"banks":[205],"large":[207],"lengths.":[212]},"counts_by_year":[{"year":2025,"cited_by_count":1},{"year":2023,"cited_by_count":2},{"year":2022,"cited_by_count":1},{"year":2021,"cited_by_count":2},{"year":2020,"cited_by_count":1},{"year":2019,"cited_by_count":3},{"year":2015,"cited_by_count":1},{"year":2014,"cited_by_count":4},{"year":2013,"cited_by_count":1},{"year":2012,"cited_by_count":9}],"updated_date":"2026-11-07T11:25:07.637180","created_date":"2016-06-24T00:00:00"}