Explanatory Item Response Models : A Generalized Linear and Nonlinear Approach (Statistics for Social Science and Public Policy) (2004. XXII, 382 p. w, 50 figs. 24 cm)

This edited volume gives a new and integrated introduction to item re­ sponse models (predominantly used in measurement applications in psy­ chology, education, and other social science areas) from the viewpoint of the statistical theory of generalized linear and nonlinear mixed models.