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Area of Science:

  • Psychometrics
  • Educational Measurement

Background:

  • Multidimensional forced-choice (MFC) items are used to assess personality and values, mitigating response biases.
  • Item response theory (IRT) models for MFC items are gaining attention.
  • Differential statement functioning (DSF) occurs when item statements have varying utility across groups, a challenge in ipsative tests.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To adapt and evaluate methods for detecting DSF in MFC items.
  • To assess the performance of three DSF detection methods: equal-mean-utility (EMU), all-other-statement (AOS), and constant-statement (CS).

Main Methods:

  • Adapted EMU, AOS, and CS methods for DSF detection in MFC items.
  • Conducted simulation studies to evaluate parameter recovery and method performance.
  • Investigated the impact of DSF presence and anchor statement length on detection accuracy.

Main Results:

  • All three methods accurately recovered parameters when no DSF was present.
  • Only the CS method provided accurate estimates when DSF was present.
  • EMU and AOS methods performed adequately for DSF detection without DSF in the test.
  • CS method showed good performance with DSF-free anchor statements, with longer anchors increasing detection power.

Conclusions:

  • The CS method is recommended for accurate DSF detection in MFC items, particularly when DSF is present.
  • The choice of anchor statements is crucial for the effectiveness of the CS method.
  • Further research can explore optimizing anchor selection for enhanced DSF detection power.