OpenMx: A Modular Research Environment for Item Response Theory Method Development

Abstract

There are many item response theory software packages designed for users. Here, the authors introduce an environment tailored to method development and simulation. Implementations of a selection of classic algorithms are available as well as some recently developed methods. Source code is developed in public repositories on GitHub; your collaboration is welcome.

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item response theory computer program simulation

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