For each modeled scale code in Models= and Rating (or partial credit) scale= with observations found in Data=, a table is produced. The heading describes to which model the scale applies. Only columns applicable to the type of scale are output.
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| DATA | QUALITY CONTROL |RASCH-ANDRICH| EXPECTATION | MOST | RASCH- | Cat| Obsd-Expd ANDRICH|Response |
| Category Counts Cum.| Avge Exp. OUTFIT| Thresholds | Measure at |PROBABLE| THURSTONE|PEAK|Diagnostic Thresh.|Category |
|Score Total Used % % | Meas Meas MnSq |Measure S.E.|Category -0.5 | from |Thresholds|Prob| Residual Displac| Name |
|--------------------------------+-------------------+-------------+---------------+--------+----------+----+-------------------+-----------|
| 0 452 378 20% 20%| -.87 -1.03 1.2 | |( -2.04) | low | low |100%| -.9 | dislike |
| 1 620 620 34% 54%| .13 .33 .7 | -.85 .07| .00 -1.17| -.85 | -1.00 | 54%| | don't know|
| 2 864 852 46% 100%| 2.23 2.15 1.5 | .85 .06|( 2.05) 1.18| .85 | .99 |100%| | like |
+---------------------------------------------------------------------(Mean)---------(Modal)--(Median)--------------------------------------+
The column headings mean:
DATA
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Information relating to the data
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Score
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Cardinal value assigned to each category, i.e., its rating.
If two Scores are shown, the second score is after structural zeroes have been removed
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Category Counts
Total =
Used =
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Number of observations of this category in the analysis
Number of observations that participated in the estimation (excludes extreme scores)
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%
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Percent of the Used responses which are in this category.
The observed probability is the "Category Counts %" divided by 100.
The probability of paired agreement by chance is sum (probability of each category**2) across all the categories. In the Table above,
Probabilities = .20, .34, .46 (they sum to 1.0)
Probability**2 = Probability * Probability = .04, .13, .21
Sum (Probability**2) = .04 + .13 + .21 = .38 = Agreement by chance
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Cum. %
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Percent of the Used responses in or below this category.
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QUALITY CONTROL
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Information relating to the validity of the categorization.
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Avge Meas
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The average of the measures that are modeled to generate the observations in this category. If Average Measure does not increase with each higher category, then the category average measure is flagged with a "*", and doubt is cast on the idea that higher categories correspond to "more" of the variable.
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Exp. Meas
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The expected value of the average measure if these data fit the Rasch model.
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OUTFIT MnSq
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The unweighted mean-square for observations in this category.
Mean-squares have expectation of 1.0. Values much larger than 1.0 indicate unexpected observations in this category. Extreme categories have greater opportunity for large mean-squares than central categories.
The INFIT MnSq is not reported because it approximates the OUTFIT MnSq when the data are stratified by category.
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RASCH-ANDRICH THRESHOLDS
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Step calibrations, rating scale structure. If these are disordered, see Disordered Rasch-Andrich thresholds.
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Measure
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value of the Rasch-Andrich threshold, the location on the latent variable (relative to the center of the rating scale) where adjacent categories are equally probable. This is the Rasch model parameter. Use this for anchoring rating scale, or for estimation starting-values.
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S.E.
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standard error of the Rasch-Andrich threshold (step calibration).
For dichotomous items, no S.E. is reported because there is no estimable threshold parameter.
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EXPECTATION Measure at
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gives the details of the logit-to-expected-score ogive. This is the expected (mean) value of the observations for measures at this point on the latent variable relative to the rating scale.
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at Category
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the difficulty of the category. Add the item difficulty to the category measure to obtain the difficulty of the category for each item for comparison with the person ability. This is the logit measure for the expected score on the rating scale corresponding to the value in the category score column. Measures corresponding to extreme responses, e.g., (-2.70), correspond to expected responses 0.25 score points from the extreme response, i.e., half way between the extreme response and 0.5 score points.
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at -0.5
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logit measure for the expected score corresponding to the value in the category score column less 0.5 score points. These can be thought of as the transition points into one expected score from the one below.
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MOST PROBABLE from
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lowest measure at which this category is the one most probable to be observed. It continues to be the most probable (modal) category until a numerically higher category becomes most probable.
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"low"
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indicates the most probable category at the low end of the scale.
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"no"
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indicates this category is never the most probable to be observed for any measure.
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RASCH-THURSTONE Thresholds
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measure at which the probability of being rated in this category or above equals that of being rated in any of the category below, i.e., is .5., i.e., the 50% (median) cumulative probability threshold.
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Cat PEAK Prob
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The largest percentage probability this category has of being observed at any measure. Extreme categories have a maximum probability of 100% at the extremes of the measurement continuum. Intermediate categories have their peak probabilities when the expected response value is numerically equal to the intermediate category's response value, the "at Category" value.
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Obsd-Expd Diagnostic Residual
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This column is produced only when the difference between the observed count of responses and the expected count, based on the Rasch measures, is greater than 0.5 for some category. This can be due to
i) lack of convergence: set smaller values in Convergence=
ii) anchor values incompatible with the data
iii) responses do not match the specified scale structure, e.g., Poisson counts.
iv) contradictory modeling, e.g., models = ?,?,#,#,R6 can imply contradictory estimates for elements.
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ANDRICH Threshold Displacement
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Add this to the Andrich threshold to obtain approximate value with no residual
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Response Category Name =
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name of category from Rating (or partial credit) scale= specification
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Optimizing Rating-Scale Categorization: When/How to Collapse Categories for Better Measurement
Classical Test Theory says "The categorization with the highest person "test" reliability is the best". We can evaluate this by looking at the Reliability in Facets Table 7 of the person facet. A similar investigation is done at www.rasch.org/rmt/rmt101k.htm
Rasch Theory says "Each advancing category of the rating scale corresponds to one higher qualitative level of performance." We can evaluate this by looking at the "Avge Meas" (Average Measure) for the rating scale in Facets Table 8.1. The average measures should advance and be close to their "Exp. Meas" (Expected Measures). Collapse together Average Measures that are disordered or very close together. Also, to avoid accidents in the data biasing results, we want no category to have less than 10 ratings. We also like to see that each category has reasonable fit statistics. If you intend to make inferences at the category level (as opposed to the overall score/measure level) then the Rasch-Andrich Thresholds should also advance.
Unobserved Categories: Structural Zeroes or Incidental (Sampling) Zeroes
Structural zero: A category cannot be observed, and is omitted from qualitative levels. (The default.)
"Category" shows the category number. "Score" shows the value used for analysis.
Model = ?,?,R3
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| DATA | QUALITY CONTROL |RASCH-ANDRICH| EXPECTATION | MOST |.5 Cumultv| Cat| Obsd-Expd|
| Category Counts Cum.| Avge Exp. OUTFIT| THRESHOLDS | Measure at |PROBABLE|Probabilty|PEAK|Diagnostic|
| Score Used % % | Meas Meas MnSq |Measure S.E.|Category -0.5 | from | at |Prob| Residual |
|--------------------------+-------------------+-------------+---------------+--------+----------+----+----------|
| 0 0 378 20% 20%| -.87 -1.03 1.2 | |( -2.04) | low | low |100%| -.9 |
| 1 1 620 34% 54%| .13 .33 .7 | -.85 .07| .00 -1.17| -.85 | -1.00 | 54%| |
| 2 | | | | | | | |
| 3 2 852 46% 100%| 2.23 2.15 1.5 | .85 .06|( 2.05) 1.18| .85 | .99 |100%| |
+---------------------------------------------------------------(Mean)---------(Modal)--(Median)-----------------+
Incidental (Sampling) zero: A category can be observed (but not in this dataset). It is included in the qualitative levels. (Keep.) The "Category Score" is the value used for analysis.
Model = ?,?,R3K <= K means "Keep unobserved intermediate categories"
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| DATA | QUALITY CONTROL |RASCH-ANDRICH| EXPECTATION | MOST |.5 Cumultv| Cat| Obsd-Expd|
| Category Counts Cum.| Avge Exp. OUTFIT| THRESHOLDS | Measure at |PROBABLE|Probabilty|PEAK|Diagnostic|
|Score Used % % | Meas Meas MnSq |Measure S.E.|Category -0.5 | from | at |Prob| Residual |
|----------------------+-------------------+-------------+---------------+--------+----------+----+----------|
| 0 378 20% 20%| -.68 -.74 1.2 | |( -1.99) | low | low |100%| 1.0 |
| 1 620 34% 54%| -.11 -.06 .6 | -.90 .07| -.23 -1.09| -.90 | -.95 | 56%| -.7 |
| 2 0 0% 54%| | | .63 .24| | .55 | 0%| |
| 3 852 46% 100%| 1.35 1.34 1.7 | .90 .07|( 1.50) 1.10| .90 | .55 |100%| |
+-----------------------------------------------------------(Mean)---------(Modal)--(Median)-----------------+
Equivalence of Facets Table 8 with Winsteps Table 3.2
Facets Table 8
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| DATA | QUALITY CONTROL |RASCH-ANDRICH| EXPECTATION | MOST | RASCH- | Cat| Obsd-Expd|Response |
| Category Counts Cum.| Avge Exp. OUTFIT| Thresholds | Measure at |PROBABLE| THURSTONE|PEAK|Diagnostic|Category |
|Score Used % % | Meas Meas MnSq |Measure S.E.|Category -0.5 | from |Thresholds|Prob| Residual | Name |
|----------------------+-------------------+-------------+---------------+--------+----------+----+----------+-----------|
| 0 378 20% 20%| -.87 -1.03 1.2 | |( -2.04) | low | low |100%| -.9 | dislike |
| 1 620 34% 54%| .13 .33 .7 | -.85 .07| .00 -1.17| -.85 | -1.00 | 54%| | don't know|
| 2 852 46% 100%| 2.23 2.15 1.5 | .85 .06|( 2.05) 1.18| .85 | .99 |100%| | like |
+-----------------------------------------------------------(Mean)---------(Modal)--(Median)-----------------------------+
Winsteps Table 3.2
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|CATEGORY OBSERVED|OBSVD SAMPLE|INFIT OUTFIT||STRUCTURE|CATEGORY|
|LABEL SCORE COUNT %|AVRGE EXPECT| MNSQ MNSQ||CALIBRATN| MEASURE|
|-------------------+------------+------------++---------+--------|
| 0 0 378 20| -.87 -1.03| 1.08 1.19|| NONE |( -2.07)| 0 Dislike
| 1 1 620 34| .13 .33| .85 .69|| -.86 | .00 | 1 Neutral
| 2 2 852 46| 2.24 2.16| 1.00 1.47|| .86 |( 2.07)| 2 Like
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|CATEGORY STRUCTURE | SCORE-TO-MEASURE | 50% CUM.| COHERENCE|ESTIM|
| LABEL MEASURE S.E. | AT CAT. ----ZONE----|PROBABLTY| M->C C->M|DISCR|
|------------------------+---------------------+---------+----------+-----|
| 0 NONE |( -2.07) -INF -1.19| | 62% 42%| | 0 Dislike
| 1 -.86 .07 | .00 -1.19 1.19| -1.00 | 54% 71%| .73| 1 Neutral
| 2 .86 .06 |( 2.07) 1.19 +INF | 1.00 | 85% 78%| 1.19| 2 Like
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Winsteps field:
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Facets field:
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CATEGORY LABEL
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Category Score
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CATEGORY SCORE
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Category Score
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COUNT
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Used
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%
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%
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Cum. %
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OBSVD AVRGE
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Avge Meas
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SAMPLE EXPECT
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Exp. Meas
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INFIT MNSQ
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...
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OUTFIT MNSQ
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OUTFIT MnSq
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STRUCTURE CALIBRATN
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RASCH-ANDRICH Thresholds Measure
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*CATEGORY MEASURE
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EXPECTATION Measure at Category
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*STRUCTURE MEASURE
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RASCH-ANDRICH Thresholds Measure
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STRUCTURE S.E.
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RASCH-ANDRICH Thresholds S.E.
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*SCORE-TO-MEASURE AT CAT.
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EXPECTATION Measure at Category
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*SCORE-TO-MEASURE --ZONE--
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EXPECTATION Measure at -0.5
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*50% CUM. PROBALTY
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RASCH-THURSTONE Thresholds
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COHERENCE M->C
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...
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COHERENCE C->M
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...
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ESTIM DISCR
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...
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...
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MOST PROBABLE from
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...
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Cat PEAK Prob
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OBSERVED-EXPECTED RESIDUAL DIFFERENCE
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Obsd-Expd Diagnostic Residual
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(text to right of table)
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Response Category Name
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* = In Winsteps only, includes item difficulty for Partial Credit model
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