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Longitudinal Item Analysis

Longitudinal item analysis examines how the statistical properties of individual scale items — difficulty, discrimination, factor loadings, and fit — remain stable or change systematically across repeated measurement occasions. It is the item-level foundation of longitudinal measurement validity.

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  1. Meade, A. W., Johnson, E. C. & Braddy, P. W. (2008). Power and sensitivity of alternative fit indices in tests of measurement invariance. Journal of Applied Psychology, 93(3), 568–592. DOI: 10.1037/0021-9010.93.3.568
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ScholarGateLongitudinal Item Analysis (Longitudinal Item Analysis). Retrieved 2026-06-04 from https://scholargate.app/en/psychometrics/longitudinal-item-analysis