getThetaError: Computes the standard error of ability estimation

Description Usage Arguments Value

View source: R/cat.R

Description

This functions returns the estimated standard error of theta for a given response pattern and a given matrix of item parameters.

Usage

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getThetaError(
  theta,
  responses,
  parameters,
  D = 1.7,
  model = NULL,
  method = "BM"
)

Arguments

theta

numeric: the ability estimate

responses

numeric: vector of responses to previous items

parameters

numeric: matrix of the parameters of items with a response

D

numeric: metric constant (1 for logistic models, 1.7 for normal models)

model

Either NULL for dichotomous models, or one of the following for polytomous models : "GRM", "MGRM", "PCM", "GPCM", "RSM" and "NRM"

method

character: ability estimator to choose in the following : "BM", "ML", "WL", "EAP" and "ROB"

Value

numeric: A value between 0 and 1


LearningRaph/felix documentation built on Nov. 22, 2019, 8:07 a.m.