Description: Offering more than 25 percent new material, this reference describes the mostrecently utilized IRT models and furnishes detailed explanation of algorithmsthat can be used to estimate the item or ability parameters under various IRTmodels.
Review Quotes: "...an excellent resource for the serious investigator doing research involving estimation of IRT model parameters." -Journal of the American Statistical Association "...Baker has the unique ability to present complex material in a form that is easily understood....This book belongs on the bookshelf of every advanced student in psychometrics. It should also prove invaluable to students in statistics." -Journal of Educational Measurement