Impact of Differential Item Functioning on Subsequent Statistical Conclusions Based on Observed Test Score Data

This simulation study investigated the impact of differential item functioning (DIF) on the Type I error rate and effect size of the independent samples t-test on the observed total test scores. Five studies were conducted: studies one to three investigated the impact of unidirectional DIF (i.e., DI...

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Main Authors: Bruno D. Zumbo, Zhen Li
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sciendo 2009-01-01
Series:Psicológica
Online Access:http://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=16911991011