DIF and DDF Detection by Non-Linear Regression Models.
DIF and DDF Detection by Non-Linear Regression Models.
The difNLR
package provides methods for detecting differential item
functioning (DIF) using non-linear regression models. Both uniform and
non-uniform DIF effects can be detected when considering a single focal group.
Additionally, the method allows for testing differences in guessing or
inattention parameters between the reference and focal group. DIF detection is
performed using either a likelihood-ratio test, an F-test, or Wald’s test of a
submodel. The software offers a variety of algorithms for estimating item
parameters.
Furthermore, the difNLR
package includes methods for detecting differential
distractor functioning (DDF) using multinomial log-linear regression model. It
also introduces DIF detection approaches for ordinal data via adjacent category
logit and cumulative logit regression models.
The easiest way to get difNLR
package is to install it from CRAN:
install.packages("difNLR")
Or you can get the newest development version from GitHub:
# install.packages("devtools")
devtools::install_github("adelahladka/difNLR")
Current version on CRAN is
1.5.1-1. The newest development version available on
GitHub is 1.5.1-2.
To cite difNLR
package in publications, please, use:
To cite new estimation approaches provided in the difNLR()
function, please, use:
You can try some functionalities of the difNLR
package
online usingShinyItemAnalysis
application and package and its DIF/Fairness section.
In case you find any bug or just need help with the difNLR
package, you can leave
your message as an issue here or directly contact us at hladka@cs.cas.cz