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Area of Science:

  • Psychometrics
  • Educational Measurement
  • Statistical Modeling

Background:

  • Random item effects item response theory (IRT) models are increasingly utilized.
  • These models offer advantages in practical applications by treating both person and item effects as random.
  • Existing models may lack flexibility in incorporating covariate information.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To introduce an explanatory multidimensional random item effects rating scale model.
  • To allow flexible inclusion of person- and item-related covariates to analyze their impact on latent variables.
  • To present a novel parameterization of the nominal response model (NRM).

Main Methods:

  • Developed a multidimensional random item effects rating scale model.
  • Formulated the model using a new parameterization of the nominal response model (NRM).
  • Employed a new variant of the Metropolis-Hastings Robbins-Monro (MH-RM) algorithm for parameter estimation in latent variable models with crossed random effects.

Main Results:

  • The proposed model demonstrated the ability to flexibly include person- and item-related covariates.
  • The novel MH-RM algorithm showed good performance in parameter estimation.
  • Simulation studies indicated that model parameters were well recovered.

Conclusions:

  • The proposed multidimensional random item effects rating scale model offers a flexible framework for analyzing complex data.
  • The developed MH-RM algorithm is effective for estimating parameters in such models.
  • The model and algorithm are applicable to real-world empirical data analysis.