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Application of the Mantel-haenszel Procedure To Analyze Differential Item Functioning Between Girls and Boys in the French Adaptation of the K-abc

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Grégoire, Jacques [UCL]

Through the analysis of the items of the K-ABC, we present and illustrate an easy and efficient procedure to appraise differential item functioning : the Mantel-Haenszel procedure. We first emphasise the importance of item analysis to detect bias in psychological tests. Several methods to detect differential item functioning are then discussed. We present the theoretical background of the ManteI-Haenszel procedure and we show its advantages. We illustrate the full procedure comparing the functioning of the items of the K-ABC in regard to girls and boys. We explain the basic principles of interpretation of the statistical analysis. Finally, we point out some shortcomings of the procedure.

Document type Article de périodique (Journal article) – Article de recherche
Publication date 1995
Language Anglais
Journal information "Revue de Psychologie Appliquee" - Vol. 45, no. 2, p. 111-118 (1995)
Peer reviewed yes
Publisher Editions Centre Psychol Appl (Paris)
issn 0035-1709
Publication status Publié
Affiliation UCL
Keywords BIAS ; DIFFERENTIAL ITEM FUNCTIONING ; MANTEL-HAENSZEL PROCEDURE ; K-ABC
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Bibliographic reference Grégoire, Jacques. Application of the Mantel-haenszel Procedure To Analyze Differential Item Functioning Between Girls and Boys in the French Adaptation of the K-abc. In: Revue de Psychologie Appliquee, Vol. 45, no. 2, p. 111-118 (1995)
Permanent URL http://hdl.handle.net/2078.1/48402