PCMDIF: Stata module to for diagnosing and considering a potential differential item functioning (DIF) when analysing patient reported outcomes using partial credit models

Jean-Francois Hamel-Broza ()
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Jean-Francois Hamel-Broza: University of Nantes

Statistical Software Components from Boston College Department of Economics

Abstract: pcmdif allows studying the effect of a categorical covariate on a latent trait. Several effects are simultaneously considered: A direct effect of the covariate on the latent trait (corresponding to a variation of the average latent trait value depending on the status defined by the considered covariate) This effect is studied by including a group covariate associated with the latent trait in a partial credit model (PCM). It is referred to "covariate effect". A effect of the covariate on the interpretation of items (corresponding to a differential item functioning: DIF). This effect is studied by including interactions between the items difficulties parameters and the group covariate in the PCM. It is referred to "DIF effect" The identification of items with DIF ("DIF effect") and the "covariate effect" are performed using an iterative ascending process by minimizing the Akaike criterion or the Bayesian Information Criterion, depending on the selected option. At each step of the iterative ascending process, models summaries are produced containing the list of the included effects (a "covariate effect" and/or each of the possible "DIF effects") and the AIC and BIC criteria values. At the end of the iterative process, the estimated parameters of the most relevant model are activated. To make active the associated estimate another model, use the command estimate replay.

Language: Stata
Requires: Stata version 12
Keywords: latent trait; covariates; differential item functioning (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2014-10-17
Note: This module may be installed from within Stata by typing "ssc install pcmdif". The module is made available under terms of the GPL v3 (https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.txt). Windows users should not attempt to download these files with a web browser.
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