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Remarks from the Editor-in-Chief. 主编致辞。

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Psychometrika Pub Date : 2024-11-11 DOI: 10.1007/s11336-024-10005-6

Sandip Sinharay

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Rejoinder to McNeish and Mislevy: What Does Psychological Measurement Require? 对 McNeish 和 Mislevy 的反驳：心理测量需要什么？

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Psychometrika Pub Date : 2024-10-30 DOI: 10.1007/s11336-024-10004-7

Klaas Sijtsma, Jules L Ellis, Denny Borsboom

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Are Sum Scores a Great Accomplishment of Psychometrics or Intuitive Test Theory? 总分是心理测量学还是直觉测验理论的伟大成就？

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Psychometrika Pub Date : 2024-10-22 DOI: 10.1007/s11336-024-10003-8

Robert J Mislevy

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Correction to: Generalized Structured Component Analysis Accommodating Convex Components: A Knowledge-Based Multivariate Method with Interpretable Composite Indexes. 更正：适应凸成分的广义结构成分分析：基于知识的多元方法与可解释的综合指数。

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Psychometrika Pub Date : 2024-09-14 DOI: 10.1007/s11336-024-10001-w

Gyeongcheol Cho, Heungsun Hwang

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Proof of Reliability Convergence to 1 at Rate of Spearman-Brown Formula for Random Test Forms and Irrespective of Item Pool Dimensionality. 证明随机测试形式的信度按斯皮尔曼-布朗公式的比率趋近于 1，且与项目池的维度无关。

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Psychometrika Pub Date : 2024-09-01 Epub Date: 2024-03-12 DOI: 10.1007/s11336-024-09956-7

Jules L Ellis, Klaas Sijtsma

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Diagnostic Classification Models for Testlets: Methods and Theory. 小测试的诊断分类模型：方法与理论

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Psychometrika Pub Date : 2024-09-01 Epub Date: 2024-03-26 DOI: 10.1007/s11336-024-09962-9

Xin Xu, Guanhua Fang, Jinxin Guo, Zhiliang Ying, Susu Zhang

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The InterModel Vigorish as a Lens for Understanding (and Quantifying) the Value of Item Response Models for Dichotomously Coded Items. 将模型间 Vigorish 作为了解（和量化）二分法编码项目的项目反应模型价值的透镜。

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Psychometrika Pub Date : 2024-09-01 Epub Date: 2024-06-03 DOI: 10.1007/s11336-024-09977-2

Benjamin W Domingue, Klint Kanopka, Radhika Kapoor, Steffi Pohl, R Philip Chalmers, Charles Rahal, Mijke Rhemtulla

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Signal-to-Noise Ratio in Estimating and Testing the Mediation Effect: Structural Equation Modeling versus Path Analysis with Weighted Composites. 估计和检验中介效应的信噪比：结构方程模型与加权复合路径分析》。

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Psychometrika Pub Date : 2024-09-01 Epub Date: 2024-05-28 DOI: 10.1007/s11336-024-09975-4

Ke-Hai Yuan, Zhiyong Zhang, Lijuan Wang

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The Crosswise Model for Surveys on Sensitive Topics: A General Framework for Item Selection and Statistical Analysis. 敏感话题调查的 Crosswise 模型：项目选择和统计分析的总体框架。

IF 2.9 2区心理学

Psychometrika Pub Date : 2024-09-01 Epub Date: 2024-05-28 DOI: 10.1007/s11336-024-09976-3

Marco Gregori, Martijn G De Jong, Rik Pieters

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Remarks from the Editor-in-Chief. 主编致辞。

IF 2.9 2区心理学

Psychometrika Pub Date : 2024-09-01 DOI: 10.1007/s11336-024-10002-9

Sandip Sinharay

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