Multidimensional Polytomous DIF Detection Methods – A Monte Carlo Simulation Study
Applied Psychological Measurement
Published online on April 26, 2026
Abstract
Applied Psychological Measurement, Ahead of Print.
The study compared the effectiveness of four methods for detecting differential item functioning (DIF) in polytomous multidimensional data with a simple structure: the item response theory likelihood ratio test (IRT-LR), two ordinal logistic regression ...
The study compared the effectiveness of four methods for detecting differential item functioning (DIF) in polytomous multidimensional data with a simple structure: the item response theory likelihood ratio test (IRT-LR), two ordinal logistic regression ...