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Parameter estimation for the thurstone case III model

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A Monte Carlo study was conducted to investigate the ability of three estimation criteria to recover the parameters of Case V and Case III models from comparative judgment data. Significant differences in recovery are shown to exist.

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  1. Graduate School of Business, Indiana University, 47405, Bloomington, IN

    David B. Mackay

  2. University of Pittsburgh, USA

    Seoil Chaiy

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This research was supported by grant SOC76-20517 from the National Science Foundation. The authors acknowledge with appreciation comments received on an earlier draft by Harold Lindman, Joseph Zinnes, and anonymous reviewers.

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Mackay, D.B., Chaiy, S. Parameter estimation for the thurstone case III model. Psychometrika 47, 353–359 (1982). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02294166

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