In this manuscript, a new approach to the analysis of person fit is presented that is based on the information matrix test of . This test can be interpreted as a test of trait stability during the measurement situation. The test follows ...

Although intercoder reliability has been considered crucial to the validity of a content study, the choice among them has been controversial. This study analyzed all the content studies published in the two major communication journals that reported ...

Different methods are reviewed for estimating reliability based on a single administration of a test consisting of ordered categorical items. The nonlinear SEM reliability coefficient appears more flexible than other methods because it is designed to ...