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Application of the Mantel-Haenszel Procedure to Complex Samples of Items DIF NAEP

Author(s):
Allen, Nancy L.; Donoghue, John R.
Publication Year:
1995
Report Number:
RR-95-04
Source:
ETS Research Report
Document Type:
Report
Page Count:
42
Subject/Key Words:
Differential Item Functioning (DIF), Item Sampling, Mantel-Haenszel Technique, Monte Carlo Methods, National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP)

Abstract

This Monte Carlo study examined the effect of complex sampling of items on the measurement of differential item functioning (DIF) using the Mantel-Haenszel procedure. Data were generated using a 3PL IRT model according to the balanced incomplete block design used in the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP). The length of each block of items and the number of DIF items in the matching variable were varied, as was the difficulty, discrimination, and presence of DIF in the studied item. Block, booklet, pooled booklet, and extra-information analyses were compared to a complete data analysis using the transformed log-odds on the delta scale. The pooled booklet approach is recommended for use when items are selected for examinees according to a BIB design. This study has implications for DIF analyses of other complex samples of items, such as computer administered testing or another complex assessment design. (42pp.)

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