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A joint Bayesian estimation procedure for the estimation of parameters in the three-parameter logistic model is developed in this paper. Procedures for specifying prior beliefs for the parameters are given. It is shown through simulation studies that the Bayesian procedure (i) ensures that the estimates stay in the parameter space, and (ii) produces better estimates than the joint maximum likelihood procedure as judged by such criteria as mean squared differences between estimates and true values.
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The research reported here was performed pursuant to Grant No. N0014-79-C-0039 with the Office of Naval Research.
A related article by Robert J. Mislevy (1986) appeared when the present paper was in the printing stage.
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Swaminathan, H., Gifford, J.A. Bayesian estimation in the three-parameter logistic model. Psychometrika 51, 589–601 (1986). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02295598
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