This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract We review various models and techniques that have been proposed for item analysis according to the ideas of Rasch. A general model is proposed ...

Bayesian estimation and maximum likelihood methods represent two central paradigms in modern statistical inference. Bayesian estimation incorporates prior beliefs through Bayes’ theorem, updating ...

Outcome-dependent sampling increases the efficiency of studies of rare outcomes, examples being case-control studies in epidemiology and choice-based sampling in econometrics. Two-phase or double ...