The goodness of fit of latent trait models in attitude measurement

被引:44
作者
Bartholomew, DJ [1 ]
Tzamourani, P [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ London London Sch Econ & Polit Sci, London WC2A 2AE, England
关键词
D O I
10.1177/0049124199027004003
中图分类号
O1 [数学]; C [社会科学总论];
学科分类号
03 ; 0303 ; 0701 ; 070101 ;
摘要
The logit latent trait model offers a promising means of constructing attitude scales in sociology. The adequacy of such scales depends on the appropriateness of the model on which they are bared This article shows that the standard goodness-of-fit tests, bared on chi-square distributions, are often invalid. It proposes an alternative approach based on Monte Carlo methods and residuals that has the additional merit of showing how the set of items may be refined to improve the fit and hence the quality of the scale.
引用
收藏
页码:525 / 546
页数:22
相关论文
共 20 条
[1]  
Albanese M. T., 1992, TWOMISS COMPUTER PRO
[2]  
Bartholomew D.J., 1997, APPL LATENT TRAIT LA, P219
[3]   RELIABILITY OF ATTITUDE SCORES BASED ON A LATENT TRAIT MODEL [J].
BARTHOLOMEW, DJ ;
SCHUESSLER, KF .
SOCIOLOGICAL METHODOLOGY, 1991, 21 :97-123
[4]   PROPERTIES OF A LATENT TRAIT RELIABILITY COEFFICIENT [J].
BARTHOLOMEW, DJ ;
BASSIN, EL ;
SCHUESSLER, KF .
SOCIOLOGICAL METHODS & RESEARCH, 1993, 22 (02) :163-192
[5]  
Bartholomew DJ, 1987, GRIFFINS STAT MONOGR, V40
[6]  
BARTHOLOMEW DJ, 1995, APPL STAT RECENT DEV, P7
[7]   GOODNESS-OF-FIT TESTING FOR LATENT CLASS MODELS [J].
COLLINS, LM ;
FIDLER, PL ;
WUGALTER, SE ;
LONG, JD .
MULTIVARIATE BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH, 1993, 28 (03) :375-389
[8]  
deMenezes LM, 1996, J ROY STAT SOC A STA, V159, P213
[9]  
Gerbing D. W., 1993, TESTING STRUCTURAL E, P40, DOI DOI 10.1177/0049124192021002002
[10]  
Heinen T, 1996, LATENT CLASS DISCRET