Bayesian dimensionality assessment for the multidimensional nominal response model
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UAM. Departamento de Psicología Social y MetodologíaPublisher
Frontiers MediaDate
2017-06-16Citation
10.3389/fpsyg.2017.00961
Frontiers in Psychology 8 (2017): 961
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1664-1078 (online)DOI
10.3389/fpsyg.2017.00961Funded by
This research was partially supported by grants PSI2012-31958 and PSI2015-66366-P from the Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad (Spain)Project
Gobierno de España. PSI2015-66366-P; Gobierno de España. PSI2012-31958Subjects
Multidimensional nominal response model; Multidimensional item response theory; Standardized generalized discrepancy measure; WAICC; LOO; Bayesian inference; PsicologíaAbstract
This article introduces Bayesian estimation and evaluation procedures for the multidimensional nominal response model. The utility of this model is to perform a nominal factor analysis of items that consist of a finite number of unordered response categories. The key aspect of the model, in comparison with traditional factorial model, is that there is a slope for each response category on the latent dimensions, instead of having slopes associated to the items. The extended parameterization of the multidimensional nominal response model requires large samples for estimation. When sample size is of a moderate or small size, some of these parameters may be weakly empirically identifiable and the estimation algorithm may run into difficulties. We propose a Bayesian MCMC inferential algorithm to estimate the parameters and the number of dimensions underlying the multidimensional nominal response model. Two Bayesian approaches to model evaluation were compared: discrepancy statistics (DIC, WAICC, and LOO) that provide an indication of the relative merit of different models, and the standardized generalized discrepancy measure that requires resampling data and is computationally more involved. A simulation study was conducted to compare these two approaches, and the results show that the standardized generalized discrepancy measure can be used to reliably estimate the dimensionality of the model whereas the discrepancy statistics are questionable. The paper also includes an example with real data in the context of learning styles, in which the model is used to conduct an exploratory factor analysis of nominal data
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Ximénez, Carmen
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