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Bayesian Scale Development

Bayesian scale development applies Bayesian statistical inference to the construction and evaluation of psychometric scales. Rather than relying on single point estimates of item and person parameters, it produces full posterior distributions that quantify uncertainty, incorporate prior knowledge, and support principled decisions about item retention, reliability, and validity in small or complex samples.

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Sources

  1. De Ayala, R. J. (2009). The Theory and Practice of Item Response Theory. Guilford Press. ISBN: 978-1593858698
  2. Levy, R., & Mislevy, R. J. (2016). Bayesian Psychometric Modeling. CRC Press / Chapman & Hall. ISBN: 978-1439884676

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