estimate_helpers: Helper functions of Model Estimation

Description Usage Arguments

Description

miscellaneous helper functions for estimating IRT models

estimate_nr_iteration updates the parameters using the newton-raphson method

Usage

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Arguments

param

the parameter being estimated

free

TRUE to freely estimate specific parameters

dv

the first and second derivatives

h_max

the maximum value of h

lr

the learning rate

bound

the lower and upper bounds of the parameter

u

the observed response, 2d matrix, values start from 0


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