David Thissen
Biographic Data
| ID | 135845 |
|---|---|
| NAME | David Thissen |
| GIVEN NAMES | David |
| FAMILY NAME | Thissen |
| SIGNATURE | THISSEN D |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-2917-4675 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 44 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 66 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 44 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1975 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Does a Cash Transfer Program Change Caregiver Effects on Child Cognitive Development? Evidence from a Cluster Randomized Trial in Zambia
A Review of Some of the History of Factorial Invariance and Differential Item Functioning
The concept of factorial invariance has evolved since it originated in the 1930s as a criterion for the usefulness of the multiple factor model; it has become a form of analysis supporting the validity of inferences about group differences on underlying latent variables. The analysis of differential item functioning (DIF) arose in the literature of item response theory (IRT), where its original purpose was the detection and removal of test items …
Do cash transfer programs have different effects on children based on household disability status? Evidence from Malawi and Zambia
Globally, about 1 billion people have disabilities. Cash transfers (CTs) are social protection programs often explicitly including people with disabilities. There is little research differentiating CT impacts by disability status. We used a triple difference estimation strategy with three‐way interaction terms to estimate disability‐differential impacts of CTs in Malawi and Zambia on material needs, physical health, and nutritional status among c…
Health-related quality of life profiles in adolescents and young adults with chronic conditions
Determining a transitional scoring link between PROMIS® pediatric and adult physical health measures
Assessing responsiveness over time of the PROMIS® pediatric symptom and function measures in cancer, nephrotic syndrome, and sickle cell disease
Mode effects between computer self-administration and telephone interviewer-administration of the PROMIS® pediatric measures, self- and proxy report
Reliability and validity of PROMIS measures administered by telephone interview in a longitudinal localized prostate cancer study
Psychometrics: Item Response Theory
Linkage between the PROMIS® pediatric and adult emotional distress measures
PROMIS® pediatric self-report scales distinguish subgroups of children within and across six common pediatric chronic health conditions
Estimating minimally important difference (MID) in PROMIS pediatric measures using the scale-judgment method
Item-level informant discrepancies between children and their parents on the PROMIS® pediatric scales
Numerical Differentiation Methods for Computing Error Covariance Matrices in Item Response Theory Modeling: An Evaluation and a New Proposal
In item response theory (IRT) modeling, the item parameter error covariance matrix plays a critical role define? in statistical inference procedures. When item parameters are estimated using the EM algorithm, the parameter error covariance matrix is not an automatic by-product of item calibration. Cai proposed the use of Supplemented EM algorithm for computing the item parameter error covariance matrix. This method has been subsequently implement…
Development and psychometric properties of the PROMIS® pediatric fatigue item banks
PROMIS® Parent Proxy Report Scales for children ages 5–7 years: An item response theory analysis of differential item functioning across age groups
Psychometric properties of the PROMIS® pediatric scales: Precision, stability, and comparison of different scoring and administration options
PROMIS® Parent Proxy Report Scales: An item response theory analysis of the parent proxy report item banks
PROMIS Pediatric Anger Scale: An item response theory analysis
Sampling plan and patient characteristics of the PROMIS pediatrics large-scale survey
An item response analysis of the pediatric PROMIS anxiety and depressive symptoms scales
Methodological issues for building item banks and computerized adaptive scales
Developing tailored instruments: Item banking and computerized adaptive assessment
Psychometric Evaluation and Calibration of Health-Related Quality of Life Item Banks: Plans for the Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS)
BACKGROUND: The construction and evaluation of item banks to measure unidimensional constructs of health-related quality of life (HRQOL) is a fundamental objective of the Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS) project. OBJECTIVES: Item banks will be used as the foundation for developing short-form instruments and enabling computerized adaptive testing. The PROMIS Steering Committee selected 5 HRQOL domains for initial f…
Practical Issues in the Application of Item Response Theory: A Demonstration Using Items From the Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory (PedsQL) 4.0 Generic Core Scales
BACKGROUND: Item response theory (IRT) is increasingly being applied to health-related quality of life instrument development and refinement. This article discusses results obtained using categorical confirmatory factor analysis (CCFA) to check IRT model assumptions and the application of IRT in item analysis and scale evaluation. OBJECTIVES: To demonstrate the value of CCFA and IRT in examining a health-related quality of life measure in childre…
Hereditary and environmental determinants of growth in height in a longitudinal sample of children and youth of Guatemalan and European ancestry
The effects of hereditary and environmental factors upon the growth in stature of children living in Guatemala City has been studied. Heights at yearly examinations were fitted, by individual, to a double logistic curve in samples of Guatemalan and European children attending a private school in Guatemala City. These two samples differed genetically yet shared the same environment. Their growth was compared, by a multivariate analysis of the para…
Beyond group-mean differences: The concept of item bias
Data analysis using item response theory
A double logistic comparison of growth patterns of normal children and children with Down's syndrome
A double logistic model was used to compare six parameters of growth in standing height of 31 children with Down's syndrome with 136 children from the California Guidance Study. Multivariate analysis of variance of the growth data showed that while there were significant differences in all six parameters favouring the normal over the Down's children, there were no significant differences with respect to error of fit. Multivariate analysis with fi…
Individual growth in stature: A comparison of four growth studies in the U.S.A
Patterns of growth in stature of subjects from the four major U.S. longitudinal growth studies are compared by means of a two-component model for individual growth. Problems inherent in the comparison of data from independent growth studies, such as those arising from different methods of sampling subjects and scheduling measurements and the occurrence of atypical subjects, are considered and solutions are offered. Statistical tests of the indivi…
Hereditary and environmental determinants of growth in height in a longitudinal sample of children and youth of Guatemalan and European ancestry
The effects of hereditary and environmental factors upon the growth in stature of children living in Guatemala City has been studied. Heights at yearly examinations were fitted, by individual, to a double logistic curve in samples of Guatemalan and European children attending a private school in Guatemala City. These two samples differed genetically yet shared the same environment. Their growth was compared, by a multivariate analysis of the para…
Influence-enhanced scatterplots
Influence-enhanced scatterplots
Beyond group-mean differences: The concept of item bias
Data analysis using item response theory
Data analysis using item response theory
The Fels method of assessing the skeletal maturity of the hand‐wrist
The FELS method of assessing the skeletal maturity of the hand‐wrist differs from the Greulich‐Pyle and Tanner‐Whitehouse methods in the observations made, the provision of a range of shapes to which maturity indicator grades can be assigned and in the statistical methods used to construct the scale of skeletal maturity. The FELS method for the hand‐wrist was developed using 13,823 serial radiographs of the left hand‐wrist of boys and girls in th…
Statistical estimation of skeletal maturity
Given a number of developing aspects of the skeletal system that may be used as indicators of maturity, some combination rule is required to produce a single numerical description of skeletal maturity from data on several such indicators. In the RWT system for estimation of skeletal maturity from indicators in the knee, a nonlinear statistical model for graded data is used for this purpose. In the application of a similar model in the FELS system…
Loglinear Item Response Models, with Applications to Data from Social Surveys
Item Response Theory (IR7) denotes a collection of mathematical models and statistical proceduires used to analyze data from mental tests and questionnaires. In this paper we provide a brief overview of the concepts involved in IRT and then describe the relationship between a subset of item response models and loglinear models. We focus on cross-classifications of observed item responses, in which the items elicit one of a set of two or more poss…
Sexual attitudes and behavior of bulimic women: A preliminary investigation
Local Dependence Indexes for Item Pairs Using Item Response Theory
Four statistics are proposed for the detection of local dependence (LD) among items analyzed using item response theory. Among them, the X 2 and G 2 LD indexes are of special interest. Simulated data are used to study the distribution and sensitivity of these statistics under the null condition, as well as under conditions in which LD is introduced. The results show that under the null condition of local independence, both the X 2 and G 2 LD inde…
On the Relationship between the Higher-Order Factor Model and the Hierarchical Factor Model
The relationship between the higher-order factor model and the hierarchical factor model is explored formally. We show that the Schmid-Leiman transformation produces constrained hierarchical factor solutions. Using a generalized Schmid-Leiman transformation and its inverse, we show that for any unconstrained hierarchical factor model there is an equivalent higher-order factor model with direct effects (loadings) on the manifest variables from the…
Computerized Adaptive Testing: A Primer
This celebrated primer presents an introduction to all of the key ingredients in understanding computerized adaptive testing technology, test development, statistics, and mental test theory. Based on years of research, this accessible book educates the novice and serves as a compendium of state-of-the-art information for professionals interested in computerized testing in the areas of education, psychology, and other related social sciences. A hy…
Likelihood-Based Item-Fit Indices for Dichotomous Item Response Theory Models
New goodness-of-fit indices are introduced for dichotomous item response theory (IRT) models. These indices are based on the likelihoods of number-correct scores derived from the IRT model, and they provide a direct comparison of the modeled and observed frequencies for correct and incorrect responses for each number-correct score. The behavior of Pearson’s X 2 ( S- X 2 ) and the likelihood ratio G 2 ( S- G 2 ) was assessed in a simulation study …
Quick and Easy Implementation of the Benjamini-Hochberg Procedure for Controlling the False Positive Rate in Multiple Comparisons
Williams, Jones, and Tukey (1999) showed that a sequential approach to controlling the false discovery rate in multiple comparisons, due to Benjamini and Hochberg (1995), yields much greater power than the widely used Bonferroni technique that limits the familywise Type I error rate. The Benjamini-Hochberg (B-H) procedure has since been adopted for use in reporting results from the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), as well as in…
Further Investigation of the Performance of S - X2: An Item Fit Index for Use With Dichotomous Item Response Theory Models
This study presents new findings on the utility of S - X 2 as an item fit index for dichotomous item response theory models. Results are based on a simulation study in which item responses were generated and calibrated for 100 tests under each of 27 conditions. The item fit indices S - X 2 and Q 1 - X 2 were calculated for each item. ROC curves were constructed based on the hit and false alarm rates of the two indices. Examination of these curves…
Identification of Differential Item Functioning Using Item Response Theory and the Likelihood-Based Model Comparison Approach: Application to the Mini-Mental State Examination
Background: An important part of examining the adequacy of measures for use in ethnically diverse populations is the evaluation of differential item functioning (DIF) among subpopulations such as those administered the measure in different languages. A number of methods exist for this purpose. Objective: The objective of this study was to introduce and demonstrate the identification of DIF using item response theory (IRT) and the likelihood-based…
Methodological issues for building item banks and computerized adaptive scales
Developing tailored instruments: Item banking and computerized adaptive assessment
Psychometric Evaluation and Calibration of Health-Related Quality of Life Item Banks: Plans for the Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS)
BACKGROUND: The construction and evaluation of item banks to measure unidimensional constructs of health-related quality of life (HRQOL) is a fundamental objective of the Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS) project. OBJECTIVES: Item banks will be used as the foundation for developing short-form instruments and enabling computerized adaptive testing. The PROMIS Steering Committee selected 5 HRQOL domains for initial f…
Practical Issues in the Application of Item Response Theory: A Demonstration Using Items From the Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory (PedsQL) 4.0 Generic Core Scales
BACKGROUND: Item response theory (IRT) is increasingly being applied to health-related quality of life instrument development and refinement. This article discusses results obtained using categorical confirmatory factor analysis (CCFA) to check IRT model assumptions and the application of IRT in item analysis and scale evaluation. OBJECTIVES: To demonstrate the value of CCFA and IRT in examining a health-related quality of life measure in childre…
Sampling plan and patient characteristics of the PROMIS pediatrics large-scale survey
An item response analysis of the pediatric PROMIS anxiety and depressive symptoms scales
Psychology (28 works) · Statistics (25 works) · Item response theory (22 works) · Psychometrics (22 works) · Clinical Psychology (20 works) · Mathematics (20 works) · Medicine (20 works) · Computer Science (17 works) · Clinical Psychology (16 works) · Psychometric Methodologies and Testing (16 works)