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Probabilistic Unfolding

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 January 2025

Friedrich Sixtl
Friedrich Sixtl*
Affiliation:
Hochschule für Sozial- und Wirtschaftswissenschaften, Linz-Auhof, Austria
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Abstract

A probabilistic unfolding model is presented which makes it possible to scale stimuli and subjects simultaneously, without assumptions concerning the distribution of subjects or of stimuli. The applicability of the model is demonstrated in areas of attitude measurement where the assumption of normality is inadequate.

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Original Paper
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Psychometrika , Volume 38 , Issue 2 , June 1973 , pp. 235 - 248
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Copyright © 1973 The Psychometric Society

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