Bayesian Prior Choice in IRT estimation using MCMC and Variational Bayes

This study investigated the impact of three prior distributions: matched, standard vague, and hierarchical in Bayesian estimation parameter recovery in two and one parameter models. Two Bayesian estimation methods were utilized: Markov chain Monte Carlo (MCMC) and the relatively new, Variational Bay...

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Auteurs principaux: Prathiba Natesan, Ratna Nandakumar, Tom Minka, Jonathan Rubright
Format: Article
Langue:English
Publié: Frontiers Media S.A. 2016-09-01
Collection:Frontiers in Psychology
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Accès en ligne:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fpsyg.2016.01422/full