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\contentsline {chapter}{\numberline {1}Introduction}{3}{chapter.1}
\contentsline {chapter}{\numberline {2}Installation}{5}{chapter.2}
\contentsline {chapter}{\numberline {3}Assistant usage}{6}{chapter.3}
\contentsline {section}{\numberline {3.1}Step 1 : the data selection}{7}{section.3.1}
\contentsline {section}{\numberline {3.2}Step 2 : the data type definition}{7}{section.3.2}
\contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {3.2.1}Binary type}{8}{subsection.3.2.1}
\contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {3.2.2}Multiple choice type}{8}{subsection.3.2.2}
\contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {3.2.3}Graded type}{9}{subsection.3.2.3}
\contentsline {section}{\numberline {3.3}Step 3 : the model or method choice}{9}{section.3.3}
\contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {3.3.1}The one parameter logistic model}{10}{subsection.3.3.1}
\contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {3.3.2}The two parameters logistic model}{10}{subsection.3.3.2}
\contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {3.3.3}The three parameters logistic model}{10}{subsection.3.3.3}
\contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {3.3.4}The nominal response model}{10}{subsection.3.3.4}
\contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {3.3.5}The graded response model}{10}{subsection.3.3.5}
\contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {3.3.6}The kernel estimator}{10}{subsection.3.3.6}
\contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {3.3.7}The penalized maximum marginal likelihood estimator}{10}{subsection.3.3.7}
\contentsline {section}{\numberline {3.4}Step 4 : the report options}{11}{section.3.4}
\contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {3.4.1}The classical test theory statistics}{11}{subsection.3.4.1}
\contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {3.4.2}The test of fit}{12}{subsection.3.4.2}
\contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {3.4.3}The test of local independance}{12}{subsection.3.4.3}
\contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {3.4.4}The item parameters}{12}{subsection.3.4.4}
\contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {3.4.5}The ability estimates}{12}{subsection.3.4.5}
\contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {3.4.6}The item and option characteristic curves}{12}{subsection.3.4.6}
\contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {3.4.7}The information functions}{12}{subsection.3.4.7}
\contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {3.4.8}The standard errors}{12}{subsection.3.4.8}
\contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {3.4.9}All the data points from the plots}{12}{subsection.3.4.9}
\contentsline {section}{\numberline {3.5}The report}{12}{section.3.5}
\contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {3.5.1}The classical test theory statistics}{13}{subsection.3.5.1}
\contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {3.5.2}The estimation summary}{14}{subsection.3.5.2}
\contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {3.5.3}The test of fit}{14}{subsection.3.5.3}
\contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {3.5.4}The test of local independance}{14}{subsection.3.5.4}
\contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {3.5.5}The item parameter}{14}{subsection.3.5.5}
\contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {3.5.6}The ability estimates}{14}{subsection.3.5.6}
\contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {3.5.7}The item and option characteristic curves}{14}{subsection.3.5.7}
\contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {3.5.8}The information functions}{15}{subsection.3.5.8}
\contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {3.5.9}All the data points from the plots}{15}{subsection.3.5.9}
\contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {3.5.10}The pages header and footer}{15}{subsection.3.5.10}
\contentsline {chapter}{\numberline {4}Settings}{16}{chapter.4}
\contentsline {section}{\numberline {4.1}The language}{16}{section.4.1}
\contentsline {section}{\numberline {4.2}The priors}{17}{section.4.2}
\contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {4.2.1}The slope prior}{17}{subsection.4.2.1}
\contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {4.2.2}The threshold prior}{17}{subsection.4.2.2}
\contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {4.2.3}The asymptote prior}{17}{subsection.4.2.3}
\contentsline {section}{\numberline {4.3}The algorithm}{18}{section.4.3}
\contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {4.3.1}The number of EM iteration}{18}{subsection.4.3.1}
\contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {4.3.2}The number of Newton iteration}{18}{subsection.4.3.2}
\contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {4.3.3}The precision}{18}{subsection.4.3.3}
\contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {4.3.4}The kernel smoothing factor}{18}{subsection.4.3.4}
\contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {4.3.5}The penalization smoothing factor}{19}{subsection.4.3.5}
\contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {4.3.6}The data aggregation}{19}{subsection.4.3.6}
\contentsline {section}{\numberline {4.4}The quadratures}{19}{section.4.4}
\contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {4.4.1}The number of quadrature}{19}{subsection.4.4.1}
\contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {4.4.2}The first middle point}{19}{subsection.4.4.2}
\contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {4.4.3}The last middle point}{20}{subsection.4.4.3}
\contentsline {chapter}{\numberline {5}Copyright}{21}{chapter.5}
