Contingency Table Models for Assessing Item Bias

Gideon J. Mellenbergh

Journal of Educational and Behavioral Statistics, 1982, vol. 7, issue 2, 105-118

Abstract: Two strategies for assessing item bias are discussed: Methods based on Item x Group interaction and methods that compare the probabilities of a correct response for different groups conditional on ability level. In latent trait models, correct response probabilties are compared conditional on latent ability; in Scheuneman’s (1979) method these probabilities are compared conditional on the observed test score. Scheuneman’s method is modified to fit the general theory of loglinear and logit models for contingency tables. A distinction is made between uniform and nonuniform item bias, and a method to assess item bias and distinguish between uniform and nonuniform bias is described. Data reported by Scheuneman are used to demonstrate the method in detail; the differences obtained with Scheuneman’s method are discussed. In addition, the method is applied to two tests administered by van der Flier (1980) in Kenya and Tanzania, and the results are compared to those obtained with Scheuneman’s approach.

Keywords: Group × Item interaction item bias; conditional latent trait item bias; conditional observed score item bias; uniform and nonuniform item bias; logit and loglinear model for item bias detection (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 1982
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DOI: 10.3102/10769986007002105

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