Quantitative Psychology Research: The 79th Annual Meeting of the Psychometric Society, Madison, Wisconsin, 2014 (Springer Proceedings in Mathematics & Statistics Book 140)

These research articles from the 79th Annual Meeting of the Psychometric Society (IMPS) cover timely quantitative psychology topics, including new methods in item response theory, computerized adaptive testing, cognitive diagnostic modeling, and psychological scaling. Topics within general quantitative methodology include structural equation modeling, factor analysis, causal modeling, mediation, missing data methods, and longitudinal data analysis. These methods will appeal, in particular, to researchers in the social sciences. The 79th annual meeting took place in Madison, WI between July 21nd and 25th, 2014. Previous volumes to showcase work from the Psychometric Society’s Meeting are __New Developments in Quantitative Psychology: Presentations from the 77th Annual Psychometric Society Meeting__ (Springer, 2013) and __Quantitative Psychology Research: The 78th Annual Meeting of the Psychometric Society__ (Springer, 2015).​ Front Matter....Pages i-ix Extending the Use of Multidimensional IRT Calibration as Projection: Many-to-One Linking and Linear Computation of Projected Scores....Pages 1-16 The Reliability of Diagnosing Broad and Narrow Skills in Middle School Mathematics with the Multicomponent Latent Trait Model....Pages 17-26 New IRT Models for Examinee-Selected Items....Pages 27-41 Gauss–Hermite Quadrature in Marginal Maximum Likelihood Estimation of Item Parameters....Pages 43-58 GPU-Accelerated Computing with Gibbs Sampler for the 2PNO IRT Model....Pages 59-73 Collusion Detection Using Joint Response Time Models....Pages 75-87 The Performance of the Modified Multidimensional Priority Index for Item Selection in Variable-Length MCAT....Pages 89-97 A Nonparametric Estimator of a Monotone Item Characteristic Curve....Pages 99-108 Goodness-of-Fit Methods for Nonparametric IRT Models....Pages 109-120 A Comparison of Differential Item Functioning (DIF) Detection for Dichotomously Scored Items Using IRTPRO, BILOG-MG, and IRTLRDIF....Pages 121-132 An Empirical Study of the Impact of the Choice of Persistence Models in Value Added Modeling upon Teacher Effect Estimates....Pages 133-143 The Impact of Model Misspecification with Multidimensional Test Data....Pages 145-172 Identifying Feature Sequences from Process Data in Problem-Solving Items with N-Grams....Pages 173-190 Evaluating the Detection of Aberrant Responses in Automated Essay Scoring....Pages 191-208 On Closeness Between Factor Analysis and Principal Component Analysis Under High-Dimensional Conditions....Pages 209-221 The Infinitesimal Jackknife and Analysis of Higher Order Moments....Pages 223-231 A General SEM Framework for Integrating Moderation and Mediation: The Constrained Approach....Pages 233-250 Mastery Classification of Diagnostic Classification Models....Pages 251-262 Exploring Joint Maximum Likelihood Estimation for Cognitive Diagnosis Models....Pages 263-277 Neural Networks for Propensity Score Estimation: Simulation Results and Recommendations....Pages 279-291 Multilevel Propensity Score Methods for Estimating Causal Effects: A Latent Class Modeling Strategy....Pages 293-306 The Sensitivity Analysis of Two-Level Hierarchical Linear Models to Outliers....Pages 307-320 Doubly Robust Estimation of Treatment Effects from Observational Multilevel Data....Pages 321-340 Mediation Analysis with Missing Data Through Multiple Imputation and Bootstrap....Pages 341-355 Issues in Aggregating Time Series: Illustration Through an AR(1) Model....Pages 357-370 Path Diagrams: Layout Algorithms, Styles, and Views....Pages 371-387 The 78th Annual Meeting of the Psychometric Society (IMPS) builds on the Psychometric Society's mission to share quantitative methods relevant to psychology. The chapters of this volume present cutting-edge work in the field. Topics include studies of item response theory, computerized adaptive testing, cognitive diagnostic modeling, and psychological scaling. Additional psychometric topics relate to structural equation modeling, factor analysis, causal modeling, mediation, missing data methods, and longitudinal data analysis, among others. The papers in this volume will be especially useful for researchers in the social sciences who use quantitative methods. Prior knowledge of statistical methods is recommended. The 78th annual meeting took place in Arnhem, The Netherlands between July 22nd and 26th, 2013. The previous volume to showcase work from the Psychometric Society’s Meeting is New Developments in Quantitative Psychology: Presentations from the 77th Annual Psychometric Society Meeting (Springer, 2014). These research articles from the 79th Annual Meeting of the Psychometric Society (IMPS) cover timely quantitative psychology topics, including new methods in item response theory, computerized adaptive testing, cognitive diagnostic modeling, and psychological scaling. Topics within general quantitative methodology include structural equation modeling, factor analysis, causal modeling, mediation, missing data methods, and longitudinal data analysis. These methods will appeal, in particular, to researchers in the social sciences. The 79th annual meeting took place in Madison, WI between July 21nd and 25th, 2014. Previous volumes to showcase work from the Psychometric Society s Meeting are New Developments in Quantitative Psychology : Presentations from the 77th Annual Psychometric Society Meeting (Springer, 2013) and Quantitative Psychology Research : The 78th Annual Meeting of the Psychometric Society (Springer, 2015)