Linking Methods for the Zinnes–Griggs Pairwise Preference IRT Model
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2016
Keywords
linking, pairwise preference, ideal point, item response theory (IRT), Monte Carlo simulation, forced choice, noncognitive assessment
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
https://doi.org/10.1177/0146621616675836
Abstract
Forced-choice item response theory (IRT) models are being more widely used as a way of reducing response biases in noncognitive research and operational testing contexts. As applications have increased, there has been a growing need for methods to link parameters estimated in different examinee groups as a prelude to measurement equivalence testing. This study compared four linking methods for the Zinnes and Griggs (ZG) pairwise preference ideal point model. A Monte Carlo simulation compared test characteristic curve (TCC) linking, item characteristic curve (ICC) linking, mean/mean (M/M) linking, and mean/sigma (M/S) linking. The results indicated that ICC linking and the simpler M/M and M/S methods performed better than TCC linking, and there were no substantial differences among the top three approaches. In addition, in the absence of possible contamination of the common (anchor) item subset due to differential item functioning, five items should be adequate for estimating the metric transformation coefficients. Our article presents the necessary equations for ZG linking and provides recommendations for practitioners who may be interested in developing and using pairwise preference measures for research and selection purposes.
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Yes
Citation / Publisher Attribution
Applied Psychological Measurement, v. 41, issue 2, p. 130-144
Scholar Commons Citation
Lee, Philseok; Joo, Seang-Hwane; and Stark, Stephen, "Linking Methods for the Zinnes–Griggs Pairwise Preference IRT Model" (2016). Psychology Faculty Publications. 2459.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/psy_facpub/2459
