Maximum Marginal Likelihood Estimation Algorithm

A Maximum Marginal Likelihood Estimation Algorithm is a Likelihood Estimation Algorithm that … Maximum Marginal Likelihood.

• Example(s):
  • EM Algorithm.
• See: Item Response Analysis Algorithm.

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References

2007

• (Johnson, 2007) ⇒ Matthew S. Johnson. (2007). “Marginal Maximum Likelihood Estimation of Item Response Models in R.” In: Journal of Statistical Software, 20(10).

1982

• (Thissen, 1982) ⇒ David Thissen. (1982). “Marginal Maximum Likelihood Estimation for the One-parameter Logistic Model.” In: Psychometrika, 47(2).

1981

• (Bock & Aitkin, 1981) ⇒ R. Darrell Bock, and Murray Aitkin. (1981). “Marginal Maximum Likelihood Estimation of Item Parameters: Application of an EM algorithm.” In: Psychometrika, 46(4).

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