Название: A Step-by-Step Guide to Applying the Rasch Model Using R: A Manual for the Social Sciences, 2nd EditionАвтор: Iasonas Lamprianou
Издательство: Routledge
Год: 2025
Страниц: 321
Язык: английский
Формат: pdf (true), epub
Размер: 20.5 MB
This new edition provides a step-by-step guide to applying the Rasch model in R, a probabilistic model used by researchers across the social sciences to measure unobservable (“latent”) variables. Although the focus is on simple R code, the book provides updated guidance through the point-and-click menus of BlueSky Statistics software. The book covers all Rasch models frequently used in social sciences, from the Simple Rasch model to the Rating Scale, Partial Credit, and Many-Facets Rasch models. Using a pragmatic approach to model-data fit, this book offers helpful practical examples to investigate Rasch model assumptions. In addition to traditional Rasch model approaches, it introduces the Rasch model as a special case of a Generalized Mixed Effects Model. It also provides a comprehensive guide to R programming and practical guidance on using BlueSky Statistics software's point-and-click menus. This dual approach enables readers to experiment with data analysis using the provided data sets, enhancing their understanding and application of statistical concepts. It will be a valuable resource for both students and researchers who want to use Rasch models in their research. R is a very rich environment which can be used for data processing and statistical analysis but can also be used as an ordinary programming language. Thus, how you use R is practically limited only by your imagination. Having prior experience with programming is not necessary, but it is always helpful.
