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Treating rapid guessing (RG) as missing data under the effort-moderated model is valid if missingness is random. Standard models risk bias when analyzing RG responses.

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  • Simulations or analyses were conducted to compare ability estimates under different modeling approaches.

    • Main Results:

    • The effort-moderated model assumes missing at random (MAR), not missing completely at random (MCAR), for RG responses.
    • When RG responses are treated as missing data under the MAR assumption within the effort-moderated model, ability estimates remain unbiased.
    • Standard IRT models, which score RG responses as valid, introduce significant biases, including underestimation of group means and overestimation of standard deviations.

    Conclusions:

    • The effort-moderated model provides a statistically sound method for accounting for rapid guessing (RG) when treated as missing data.
    • Properly accounting for the missingness mechanism of RG responses is crucial for accurate ability estimation.
    • Misapplication of standard IRT models to RG responses can lead to substantial measurement biases.