Understanding the reliability of citizen science observational data using item response models

Abstract Citizen science projects have become increasingly popular in many fields, including ecology. However, the quality of this information is frequently debated within the scientific community. Modern citizen science implementations therefore require measures of the users' proficiency. We i...

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Published in:	Methods in Ecology and Evolution
Main Authors:	Edgar Santos‐Fernandez, Kerrie Mengersen
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Wiley 2021-08-01
Subjects:	ability estimation big data item response theory latent variable regression spatial model species difficulties
Online Access:	https://doi.org/10.1111/2041-210X.13623