Bayesian Item Response Modeling Theory and Applications

From the reviews:

“Item response theory is a general paradigm for the design and analysis of questionnaires measuring abilities and attitudes of individuals. … the book is written in a concise style and the technical level of the book is relatively high. … I believe this book makes an important contribution in summarizing much of the important literature in Bayesian IRT and I think it will lead to future books focusing on the use and interpretation of these models from a practitioner’s perspective.” (Jim Albert, Journal of the American Statistical Association, Vol. 106 (495), September, 2011)

“This book covers the parameter estimation of standard and extended IRT models using the Bayesian simulation based MCMC method. There are many Bayesian data analysis books, but this is the first book purely devoted to the Bayesian estimation of IRT models. … Overall, it is a good book for advanced learners to grasp the theoretical and technical detail of Bayesian MCMC estimation ofextended IRT models adapted to a specific measurement setting.” (Hong Jiao, Psychometrika, Vol. 76 (2), April, 2011)

“This book develops a comprehensive treatment of Bayesian item response modelling … . The book is mostly self-contained. … Each chapter ends with a section of carefully thought-out exercises covering both the mathematical aspects of the models and their application to the analysis of interesting real-life data. … This book will equally cater for those users who just want to apply the models to analyze their data, and more technical users willing to get a deeper understanding of the models … .” (Eduardo Guti
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