Abstract
An item with differential item functioning (DIF) displays different statistical properties, conditional on a matching variable. The presence of DIF in measures can invalidate the conclusions of medical outcome studies. Numerous approaches have been developed to examine DIF in many areas, including education and health-related quality of life. There is little consensus in the research community regarding selection of one best method, and most methods require large sample sizes. This article describes some approaches to examine DIF with small samples (e.g., less than 200).
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 283-294 |
| Number of pages | 12 |
| Journal | Evaluation and the Health Professions |
| Volume | 28 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Sep 2005 |
Keywords
- DIF
- Differential item functioning
- Health-related quality of life
- Item Response Theory
- Logistic regression
- Rasch analysis
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Health Policy
