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## This function computes response probabilities for items
## modeled using the multiple-choice model and the
## multidimensional multiple-choice model
setGeneric("mcm", function(x, cat, theta, dimensions=1, items, information=FALSE, angle, ...) standardGeneric("mcm"))
setMethod("mcm", signature(x="matrix", cat="numeric"), function(x, cat, theta, dimensions, items, information, angle, ...) {
if(!hasArg(poly.mod)) poly.mod <- as.poly.mod(nrow(x),"mcm")
x <- sep.pars(x, cat, poly.mod, dimensions, ...)
callGeneric()
})
setMethod("mcm", signature(x="data.frame", cat="numeric"), function(x, cat, theta, dimensions, items, information, angle, ...) {
if(!hasArg(poly.mod)) poly.mod <- as.poly.mod(nrow(x),"mcm")
x <- sep.pars(x, cat, poly.mod, dimensions, ...)
callGeneric()
})
setMethod("mcm", signature(x="list", cat="numeric"), function(x, cat, theta, dimensions, items, information, angle, ...) {
if(!hasArg(poly.mod)) poly.mod <- as.poly.mod(nrow(as.matrix(x[[1]])),"mcm")
x <- sep.pars(x, cat, poly.mod, dimensions, ...)
callGeneric()
})
## For this method the objects, cat and dimensionsare contained in {x}
## As such, these arguments are treated as missing in the signature
setMethod("mcm", signature(x="irt.pars", cat="ANY"), function(x, cat, theta, dimensions, items, information, angle, ...) {
## Loop through all groups. In this scenario, a list of {irt.prob} objects will be returned
if (x@groups>1) {
out <- vector("list", x@groups)
for (i in 1:x@groups) {
tmp <- sep.pars(x@pars[[i]], x@cat[[i]], x@poly.mod[[i]], dimensions=x@dimensions[i], ...)
out[[i]] <- mcm(tmp, ...)
}
names(out) <- names(x@pars)
return(out)
} else {
x <- sep.pars(x@pars, x@cat, x@poly.mod, dimensions=x@dimensions, ...)
callGeneric()
}
})
## For this method the objects, cat and dimensionsare contained in {x}
## As such, these arguments are treated as missing in the signature
setMethod("mcm", signature(x="sep.pars", cat="ANY"), function(x, cat, theta, dimensions, items, information, angle, ...) {
## Identify the mcm items
if (missing(items)) items <- 1:x@n[1]
tmp.items <- x@items$mcm
items <- tmp.items[tmp.items%in%items]
## Number of items
n <- length(items)
dimensions <- x@dimensions
## Extract the mcm items
## When creating the object with the item parameters they should be
## grouped first by dimensions then by categories. For example, for
## an item with 2 dimensions and 4 "actual" categories we would have
## (a11,a12,a13,a14,a15,a21,a22,a23,a24,a25) where a11 and a21
## correspond to the "do not know" category for each dimension.
## This grouping applies for both the slope parameters (named a)
## and the category parameters (named b)
a <- x@a[items,]
b <- x@b[items,]
c <- x@c[items,]
## If there is only a single item, the matrices specified above will have
## the wrong orientation. For example, the slope parameters for this item
## will be in different rows of the matrix a instead of being in a matrix
## with a single row and multiple columns. As such, these matrices need
## to be transposed
if (n==1) {
a <- t(a)
b <- t(b)
c <- t(c)
}
pars <- list(a=a, b=b, c=c)
cat <- x@cat[items]
## Generate theta values if {theta} is missing
## Different values should be generated depending on the number of dimensions
if (missing(theta)) {
if (dimensions==1) {
theta <- seq(-4,4,.05)
} else if (dimensions %in% 2:3) {
theta <- seq(-4,4,.5)
} else {
theta <- -4:4
}
}
if (dimensions==1) {
## If the user (purposefully or accidentally) specifies {theta} as a matrix
## or a list instead of a vector for the unidimensional case, turn all of the
## values into a vector
if (is.matrix(theta)) {
if (ncol(theta)>1) {
theta <- as.vector(theta)
}
} else if (is.list(theta)) {
theta <- unlist(theta)
}
theta <- as.matrix(theta)
colnames(theta) <- "theta1"
}else if (dimensions>1) {
if (is.vector(theta)) {
## If, in the multidimensional case, only a vector of theta values is
## supplied, treat this as a vector for each dimension then create all
## permutations of these values. If {theta} is formatted as a matrix
## or list from the outset, just find the permutations
tmp <- vector("list", dimensions)
for (i in 1:dimensions) {
tmp[[i]] <- theta
}
theta <- as.matrix(expand.grid(tmp))
colnames(theta) <- paste("theta",1:dimensions,sep="")
} else if (is.list(theta)) {
theta <- as.matrix(expand.grid(theta))
colnames(theta) <- paste("theta",1:dimensions,sep="")
} else if (is.matrix(theta)) {
if (ncol(theta)>1) {
colnames(theta) <- paste("theta",1:dimensions,sep="")
} else {
tmp <- vector("list", dimensions)
for (i in 1:dimensions) {
tmp[[i]] <- theta
}
theta <- as.matrix(expand.grid(tmp))
colnames(theta) <- paste("theta",1:dimensions,sep="")
}
}
}
if (length(x@model[x@model!="mcm"])) warning("{x} contains mixed format items. Probabilities will only be computed for the mcm polytomous items.\nTo compute probabilities for mixed format items, use the function {mixed}.\n")
## Initialize object to hold the response probabilities
p <- p1 <- NULL
## Determine angles for computing information (in the multidimensional case)
if (information==TRUE) {
if (dimensions>1) {
if (missing(angle)) {
angle <- list()
for (i in 1:(dimensions-1)) {
angle[[i]] <- seq(0,90,10)
}
ang <- expand.grid(angle)
angle <- as.matrix(cbind(ang[,1],90-ang[,1],ang[,-1]))
} else {
if (is.vector(angle)) {
angle1 <- angle
angle <- list()
for (i in 1:(dimensions-1)) {
angle[[i]] <- angle1
}
ang <- expand.grid(angle)
angle <- as.matrix(cbind(ang[,1],90-ang[,1],ang[,-1]))
} else if (is.matrix(angle)) {
if (ncol(angle)!=dimensions) {
warning("The number of columns in {angle} does not match the number of dimensions in {x}. Default angles were used.")
angle <- list()
for (i in 1:(dimensions-1)) {
angle[[i]] <- seq(0,90,10)
}
ang <- expand.grid(angle)
angle <- as.matrix(cbind(ang[,1],90-ang[,1],ang[,-1]))
}
}
}
dcos <- cos((pi*angle)/180)
}
}
for (i in 1:n) {
## Object for the denominator in the final MMCM equation
den <- NULL
## Because of how the parameters are organized in {x}
## there may be NAs in various rows. Remove these NAs
## before computing the response probabilities
a1 <- a[i,][!is.na(a[i,])]
b1 <- b[i,][!is.na(b[i,])]
c1 <- c[i,][!is.na(c[i,])]
## Compute the denominator
for (k in 1:cat[i]) {
tmp <- (k-1)*dimensions
tmp1 <- tmp+dimensions
d <- exp((theta %*% a1[(tmp+1):tmp1])+b1[k])
den <- cbind(den, d)
}
den <- apply(den,1,sum)
## Compute the response probabilities
for (k in 1:cat[i]) {
tmp <- (k-1)*dimensions
tmp1 <- tmp+dimensions
if (k==1) {
cp <- (exp((theta %*% a1[(tmp+1):tmp1])+b1[k]))/den
} else {
cp <- (exp((theta %*% a1[(tmp+1):tmp1])+b1[k])+c1[k-1]*(exp((theta %*% a1[1:dimensions])+b1[1])))/den
}
p <- cbind(p,cp)
colnames(p)[ncol(p)] <- paste("item_",items[i],".",k-1,sep="")
}
}
p <- data.frame(cbind(theta,p))
## Create and return the irt.prob object
if (information==TRUE) {
cat("Item information for the multiple-choice model is not currently implemented. It will be available in a later version of the package.\n")
if (dimensions>1) {
th <- NULL
for (i in 1:nrow(angle)) {
th <- rbind(th, cbind(theta,matrix(angle[i,],nrow(theta),dimensions,byrow=TRUE)))
}
colnames(th) <- c(paste("theta",1:dimensions,sep=""),paste("angle",1:dimensions,sep=""))
p1 <- data.frame(cbind(th,matrix(NA,nrow(th),n)))
names(p1)[-c(1:(2*dimensions))] <- paste("item_",items,sep="")
} else {
p1 <- data.frame(cbind(theta,matrix(NA,length(theta),n)))
names(p1) <- c("theta",paste("item_",items,sep=""))
}
p <- new("irt.prob", prob=p, info=p1, p.cat=cat, mod.lab=x@mod.lab[x@model=="mcm"], dimensions=dimensions, D=c(D=1), pars=pars, model="mcm", items=list(mcm=1:n))
} else {
p <- new("irt.prob", prob=p, p.cat=cat, mod.lab=x@mod.lab[x@model=="mcm"], dimensions=dimensions, D=c(D=1), pars=pars, model="mcm", items=list(mcm=1:n))
}
return(p)
})
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