assess_mfrm_recovery: Assess whether recovery-simulation results are ready to use

In mfrmr: Estimation and Diagnostics for Many-Facet Measurement Models

Assess whether recovery-simulation results are ready to use

Description

Converts the numerical output from evaluate_mfrm_recovery() into a reviewer-facing adequacy checklist. The goal is not to impose one universal pass/fail rule; it is to make the main user questions explicit: Did the runs finish? Did the fitted models converge? Are uncertainty summaries available? Are coverage and Monte Carlo precision plausible? If practical RMSE or bias limits are supplied, which parameter groups need follow-up? For bounded GPCM, which slope-regime generator condition frames the recovery evidence?

Usage

assess_mfrm_recovery(
  x,
  min_reps = 30,
  min_success_rate = 0.95,
  min_convergence_rate = 0.95,
  min_se_available = 0.8,
  coverage_target = 0.95,
  coverage_tolerance = 0.05,
  max_mcse_rmse_ratio = 0.25,
  max_rmse = NULL,
  max_abs_bias = NULL,
  top_n = 6,
  digits = 3,
  ...
)

## S3 method for class 'mfrm_recovery_assessment'
plot(
  x,
  y = NULL,
  type = c("status", "metrics"),
  metric = c("rmse", "bias", "coverage", "se_available", "mcse_rmse"),
  draw = TRUE,
  ...
)

Arguments

x	For assess_mfrm_recovery(), output from evaluate_mfrm_recovery(). For plot.mfrm_recovery_assessment(), output from assess_mfrm_recovery().
min_reps	Minimum replication count expected before treating the simulation as more than a smoke check.
min_success_rate	Minimum acceptable proportion of replications that generated data and produced a fitted model.
min_convergence_rate	Minimum acceptable proportion of replications whose fitted model reported convergence.
min_se_available	Minimum acceptable proportion of recovery rows with standard errors in each parameter group. Set to NULL to skip this check.
coverage_target	Nominal coverage target, usually 0.95.
coverage_tolerance	Absolute tolerance around coverage_target.
max_mcse_rmse_ratio	Maximum acceptable Monte Carlo SE of RMSE divided by RMSE. Set to NULL to skip this precision check.
max_rmse	Optional practical RMSE limit. Use a scalar for all parameter groups or a named vector/list with names such as "facet", "step", "slope", "Rater", or "facet:Rater:logit".
max_abs_bias	Optional practical absolute-bias limit. Naming follows max_rmse.
top_n	Number of next-action lines retained in the compact output.
digits	Digits used by the print method.
...	Reserved for future extensions.
y	Reserved for S3 generic compatibility.
type	Assessment plot route. "status" summarizes checklist status counts; "metrics" plots a parameter-group assessment metric colored by its status.
metric	Metric used when type = "metrics". Supported values are "rmse", "bias", "coverage", "se_available", and "mcse_rmse".
draw	If TRUE, draw with base graphics. If FALSE, return an mfrm_plot_data object with reusable plot tables and metadata.

Details

RMSE and bias adequacy depends on the substantive scale and the use case, so the function does not mark them as failed unless the user supplies max_rmse or max_abs_bias. Without those limits, the corresponding rows are marked not_assessed and the next action asks the user to set practical thresholds when a decision depends on the metric.

The condition_review table is generator metadata for interpreting the recovery run. For bounded GPCM, GPCMSlopeRegime, StressLevel, and generated score-category support describe the data-generating condition; they are not model-fit tests and they are not literature-derived adequacy cut points. condition_reporting_notes turns those generator conditions into reporter-facing caveats, such as high-dispersion slope stress or sparse generated score support.

The optional diagnostic_review table is available when evaluate_mfrm_recovery() was called with include_diagnostics = TRUE. It summarizes fit and separation operating characteristics as diagnostic context only. Its availability fields do not mean that fit or separation values are adequate, and those rows do not enter the recovery adequacy status. diagnostic_reporting_notes should be read first when drafting fit/separation language because it separates zero separation/reliability, absolute fit-ZSTD flags, and df-sensitive ZSTD flags from recovery gates.

plot.mfrm_recovery_assessment() is a user-facing review aid. Use type = "status" first to see where checklist attention is needed, then type = "metrics" to inspect the parameter groups behind RMSE, bias, coverage, standard-error availability, or Monte Carlo precision statuses. The intended reading order is summary(recovery_review), then condition_reporting_notes and condition_review, then diagnostic_reporting_notes and diagnostic_review, then the status plot, then the metric plot, then the row-level recovery table for the parameter groups that need follow-up. When draw = FALSE, the plot data also include reading_order, guidance, condition/diagnostic handoff tables, and user-facing plot tables such as section_status for status plots and metric_review for metric plots.

Value

An object of class mfrm_recovery_assessment with:

• overview: compact run-level status.

• checklist: reviewer-facing adequacy checks.

• condition_review: generator-condition metadata, including bounded GPCM slope-regime interpretation and generated score-category support when available.

• condition_reporting_notes: reporter-facing generator-condition caveats separated from recovery metrics and release-gate decisions.

• diagnostic_reporting_notes: reporter-facing fit/separation caveats retained as diagnostic context rather than recovery gates.

• diagnostic_review: optional fit/separation operating-characteristic context when retained by evaluate_mfrm_recovery().

• metric_review: parameter-group metric checks.

• uncertainty_review: compact coverage / SE availability interpretation.

• reading_order: recommended first-read order for the summary, condition, plot, and row-level recovery outputs.

• next_actions: short action list sorted by severity.

• thresholds: thresholds used for the assessment.

See Also

evaluate_mfrm_recovery(), plot.mfrm_recovery_simulation()

Examples

rec <- evaluate_mfrm_recovery(
  n_person = 12,
  n_rater = 2,
  n_criterion = 2,
  reps = 1,
  maxit = 30,
  seed = 123
)
assess_mfrm_recovery(rec, min_reps = 1, max_rmse = 1)

# Read the bounded-GPCM generator condition separately from recovery adequacy.
gpcm_spec <- build_mfrm_sim_spec(
  n_person = 14,
  n_rater = 2,
  n_criterion = 2,
  raters_per_person = 2,
  model = "GPCM",
  step_facet = "Criterion",
  slope_facet = "Criterion",
  slopes = c(0.85, 1.15),
  assignment = "crossed"
)
gpcm_rec <- suppressWarnings(evaluate_mfrm_recovery(
  sim_spec = gpcm_spec,
  reps = 1,
  fit_method = "MML",
  quad_points = 5,
  maxit = 12,
  include_diagnostics = TRUE,
  include_person = FALSE,
  seed = 456
))
gpcm_review <- assess_mfrm_recovery(
  gpcm_rec,
  min_reps = 1,
  max_rmse = c(slope = 2),
  max_abs_bias = c(slope = 1),
  min_se_available = NULL,
  max_mcse_rmse_ratio = NULL
)
gpcm_review$condition_reporting_notes[, c(
  "ConditionArea", "ReportingAttention", "ConditionFinding"
)]
gpcm_review$condition_review[, c(
  "Model", "GPCMSlopeRegime", "StressLevel", "ScoreSupportStatus"
)]
gpcm_review$diagnostic_reporting_notes[, c(
  "Facet", "ReportingAttention", "DiagnosticFinding"
)]
summary(gpcm_review)$reading_order

mfrmr documentation built on June 13, 2026, 1:07 a.m.