Sentence examples for items to estimate from inspiring English sources

Basically, we used the individual raw data on the item level from all five studies and then employed a one-parameter logistic IRT model with an extension for partial credit items to estimate all item parameters in a concurrent calibration (see Kim & Cohen, 2002).

The CAT used median of 19 and 14 items to estimate θ for the body functions and activity-participation, respectively.

The formula used the data from the rated items to estimate a total score within the range of the total IADL scale [ 21].

We calculated the item information functions of the ADAS-Cog items to estimate the precision of the ADAS-CogIRT scoring methodology [ 46].

These 25 items enabled to measure different aspects of anxiety impairment, namely, 6 items to assess incapacity, 4 items to detect worry, 5 items to measure others view, 7 items for self-image and 3 items to estimate future security.

Again, this variable is composed of three items to estimate its degree of fostering collaborations with (1) other international institutions, (2) Spanish scientific institutions, (3) the Spanish scientific institution of origin.

"To the prospective home owner wondering whether the purchase of a given house will push him over the fiscal cliff, probably the most difficult item to estimate is his future property tax".

The combined findings of our study and Sarkar's, and Cordasco's studies provide strong evidence for the benefit of using a single Spanish HL screening item to estimate a participants' HL and/or numeracy skills.

Since, our item banks were relatively small and most of the items in item banks were dichotomous, the number of items used to estimate the thetas with SE < 0.5 was higher in our CAT application than other CATs [ 8- 12, 13, 13, 69].

The SHI-22 format is to endorse the lifetime presence for all items and to estimate the number of times during lifetime for most items.

It is generally accepted that an increased operating speed for a given fleet leads to reduced operating costs (per kilometer), travel and waiting times (three changes that can be computed precisely), an improved comfort and level of service, which can attract new passengers who are diverted from automobile (items harder to estimate precisely).