Description
The original dataset consists of responses from 1,000 subjects to five
dichotomous items from section 6 of the LSAT exam. The version here
is presented as frequencies of unique patterns of responses. The data
is from Bock and Lieberman 1970.
Format
A data frame with 32 observations on the following 7 variables. The
variable wt7
represents the number with each pattern.
y1
- a numeric vector
y2
- a numeric vector
y3
- a numeric vector
y4
- a numeric vector
y5
- a numeric vector
wt6
- a numeric vector
wt7
- a numeric vector
Source
Bock, R. and Leiberman, M. (1970), "Fitting a response model for
a $n$ dichotomously scored items." Psychometrika, 35, 179--197.References
Bock, R. D. and Aitkin, M. (1981). "Marginal maximum
likelihood estimation of item parameters: An application of an EM
algorithm." Pyschometrika, 46, 443--459.