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Version Winsteps: licensed
Winsteps: time-limited 		Ministep freeware Bond&FoxSteps3
downloadable for
"Applying the Rasch Model" 3rd. Ed. 		Bond&FoxSteps
on CD-ROM included with
"Applying the Rasch Model" 2nd. Ed.
Expires Licensed: No
Time-limited: Yes, a month later 		No No No
Using your own data Yes Yes Difficult to use your own data
Easy to use Bond&Fox3 data 		Difficult to use your own data
Easy to use Bond&Fox data
Maximum data file size 64,000 items by
9,999,999 persons 		25 items by
75 persons 		70 items by
250 cases 		32,000 items by
999,999 cases
Maximum disk file size 16GB Small Small 4GB
Citation Linacre, J. M. (2015). Winsteps (Version 3.9) [Computer Software]. Beaverton OR: Winsteps.com Linacre, J. M. (2015). Ministep (Version 3.9) [Computer Software]. Beaverton OR: Winsteps.com Linacre, J. M. (2015). Bond&FoxSteps (Version 3.9) [Computer Software]. Beaverton OR: Winsteps.com Linacre, J. M. (2007). Bond&FoxSteps (Version 1.0) [Computer Software]. Chicago: Winsteps.com.
Version Winsteps, time-limited Winsteps, Ministep Bond&FoxSteps3 Bond&FoxSteps
Overall Functionality Full (current version of Winsteps)
update history since 1998 		Limited. Features not required for Bond&FoxSteps3 examples are disabled or may not function correctly Limited (9/2006 = Winsteps 3.62). Features not required for Bond&FoxSteps examples are disabled or may not function correctly
Compatibility Windows 11, 10, 8, 7, Vista, (XP). Excel current version and before. Windows 11, 10, 8, 7, Vista, XP. Excel current version and before. Windows XP and perhaps later versions. Excel 2003 and perhaps later versions.
Files Menu (not yet released)
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Output Files Menu (not yet released)
Batch Menu (not yet released)
Help Menu (not yet released)
Specification Menu Full functionality (not yet released) Functionality as of Winsteps 3.62 (Some specifications may not function)
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Excel / SAS / SPSS / STATA Input Menu (not yet released)
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Rasch Books and Publications
Invariant Measurement: Using Rasch Models in the Social, Behavioral, and Health Sciences, 2nd Edn, 2024 George Engelhard, Jr. & Jue Wang Applying the Rasch Model (Winsteps, Facets) 4th Ed., Bond, Yan, Heene Advances in Rasch Analyses in the Human Sciences (Winsteps, Facets) 1st Ed., Boone, Staver Advances in Applications of Rasch Measurement in Science Education, X. Liu & W. J. Boone Rasch Analysis in the Human Sciences (Winsteps) Boone, Staver, Yale
Introduction to Many-Facet Rasch Measurement (Facets), Thomas Eckes Statistical Analyses for Language Testers (Facets), Rita Green Invariant Measurement with Raters and Rating Scales: Rasch Models for Rater-Mediated Assessments (Facets), George Engelhard, Jr. & Stefanie Wind Aplicação do Modelo de Rasch (Português), de Bond, Trevor G., Fox, Christine M Appliquer le modèle de Rasch: Défis et pistes de solution (Winsteps) E. Dionne, S. Béland
Exploring Rating Scale Functioning for Survey Research (R, Facets), Stefanie Wind Rasch Measurement: Applications, Khine Winsteps Tutorials - free
Facets Tutorials - free		 Many-Facet Rasch Measurement (Facets) - free, J.M. Linacre Fairness, Justice and Language Assessment (Winsteps, Facets), McNamara, Knoch, Fan
Other Rasch-Related Resources: Rasch Measurement YouTube Channel
Rasch Measurement Transactions & Rasch Measurement research papers - free An Introduction to the Rasch Model with Examples in R (eRm, etc.), Debelak, Strobl, Zeigenfuse Rasch Measurement Theory Analysis in R, Wind, Hua Applying the Rasch Model in Social Sciences Using R, Lamprianou El modelo métrico de Rasch: Fundamentación, implementación e interpretación de la medida en ciencias sociales (Spanish Edition), Manuel González-Montesinos M.
Rasch Models: Foundations, Recent Developments, and Applications, Fischer & Molenaar Probabilistic Models for Some Intelligence and Attainment Tests, Georg Rasch Rasch Models for Measurement, David Andrich Constructing Measures, Mark Wilson Best Test Design - free, Wright & Stone
Rating Scale Analysis - free, Wright & Masters
Virtual Standard Setting: Setting Cut Scores, Charalambos Kollias Diseño de Mejores Pruebas - free, Spanish Best Test Design A Course in Rasch Measurement Theory, Andrich, Marais Rasch Models in Health, Christensen, Kreiner, Mesba Multivariate and Mixture Distribution Rasch Models, von Davier, Carstensen
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