| POLY-DIMTEST - Latent Unidimensionality Assessment for Polytomously Scored Data |
POLY-DIMTEST is a hypothesis testing procedure that assesses lack of
latent unidimensionality for a polytomously scored educational or psychological
test. It does so by assessing the statistical significance of the possible
dimensional distinctiveness between two user-specified subtests: the Assessment
Subtest (AT) and the Partitioning Subtest (PT).
POLY-DIMTEST is a modified version of DIMTEST
that can be used to assess lack of latent unidimensionality for
polytomously scored item response data. As with DIMTEST, it can
be used in a confirmatory mode, or in an exploratory mode
provided the user provides a procedure to select an AT item set
for analysis.
In confirmatory mode, POLY-DIMTEST assesses the user-selected AT that a priori has been judged to be possibly dimensionally distinct from the PT; in exploratory mode, using cross-validation,
POLY-DIMTEST assesses unidimensionality by using a statistically
selected AT item set that is potentially maximally dimensionally distinct from
the rest of the test (i.e., the PT). POLY-DIMTEST is completely nonparametric and
requires neither parametric IRT modeling nor estimation of item response
functions.
Specifications
POLY-DIMTEST can analyze data files containing up to 12,000 examinees and 151 items.
System Requirements
This software is a DOS based program, which will run in the Windows environment, unless specific exceptions are noted. If you experience difficulty opening this software, please refer to the following support page on the Microsoft website:
Microsoft Support Article ID# 324767 - "Error message when you install or start an MS-DOS or 16-bit Windows-based program"
If you are unable to get this software to run on your machine, or if you have questions before purchasing the program, please contact our technical support department.
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Dichotomous/Polytomous Software Package
This package contains: DIMPACK (Windows) + POLY-DIMTEST (DOS) + HCA/CCPROX (DOS)