Recent Disertation Titles

Feiming Li (2008) “ A modified higher-order DINA model for detecting differential item functioning and differential attribute functioning”

Sun-Joo Cho (2007)  “A multilevel mixture model for DIF analysis”

Daniel Yanosky (2007) “Comparability of covariance structrues and accuracy in information criteria in mixed model methods for longitudinal data analysis”

Soyoung Kim (2007) “Type I error rate and power of alternatives to analysis of covariance in randomized experiment two-group design”

Insuk Kim (2007) “A comparison of a Bayesian and maximum likelihood algorithms for estimation of a multilevel IRT model”

Veena Dhankher (2005)“ Power and Type I error rate of six multiple comparison procedures for analysis of covariance”

Fawzy Ebrahim (2005) “An investigation of the effect of testing accommodation condition (extended time) on the performance of deaf and hearing students on a standardized mathematics test”

Sz-shyan Wu (2005) “The impact of poorly translated items on measurement invariance: A cross-cultural study using mean and covariance structure and differential item functioning”

Barbara Hayes Donahue (2005) “The effect of partial measurement invariance on prediction”

Janice Stephens Scott (2001) “Modeling aspects of students’ attitudes and performance in an undergraduate introductory statistics course.”

Mohamed Habashy Hussein (2001) “The linear classification function versus the logistic discrimination function in a three-population situation with a mixture of continuous and categorical variables”

Deanna Lynn O’Steen Morgan (2001) “Estimating the teacher/classroom impact on individual score variance: A combination of generalizability and two level modeling”

Brian John Hess (2000) “The efficacy of two improvement-over-chance indices and the standardized mean difference as measures of effect size for two-group univariate comparisons under variance heterogeneity and nonnormality”

Sooyeon Kim (2000) “Assessment of item parcels in representing latent variables”

Jamie Dejuan Mills (2000) “Using computer simulation methods to learn abstract concepts in statistics”

Sue Lynn Sloop (2000) “Keep a “B” and go to college free: An examination of grade inflation”

Joni Ancona (1998) “Comparison of Estimation Approaches in Classification Analysis and Assessment of Model Stability in Variable Selection Using Bootstrap Resampling.”

Christine DiStefano (1998) “The Effects of Ignoring the Metric Level of Data in Confirmatory Factor Analysis.”

Alice Takahashi (1998) “A Comparison of Missing Data Treatments in the Context of Structural Equation Modeling.”

Fadia Nasser (1997). “The Performance of Regression Based Variations of the Scree Procedure for Determining the Number of Common Factors.”

Marc Julian (1995). “The Consequences of Multilevel Data Structures in Covariance Modeling.”

Suchada Supattathum (1995). “Empirical Type I Error Rates and Power Comparisons for the Test of Independence in Sparse RxC Tables.”

Tung-Hsing Hsiung (1993). “Type I Error Rate and Power of Pairwise Multiple Comparison Procedures for Main Effects in an Additive Nonorthogonal Two-Factor Design under Heteroscedasticity.”

Susan Hutchinson (1993). “The Stability of Post Hoc Model Modifications and Measures of Fit in Covariance Structure Models.”

Burke Johnson (1993). “An Exploratory Conjoint Measurement Study of Selected Variables Related to Innovative Educational Evaluation Participation and Instrumental Utilization.”

Mao-Neng Fred Li (1992). “Index Robustness and Effectiveness of Rasch Appropriateness Measurement in Unusual Response Pattern Analysis.”

Wei-Ming Luh (1992). “Heterogeneous Variances in One-Way Fixed Model ANOVA: Variance-Stabilizing Transformations and Other Alternatives.”

Ramses Sadek (1992).”Influence of Outliers in Classification Analysis.”

Richard Barton (1991) “Outliers and Hierarchical Agglomerative Cluster Analysis: A Study of Outlier Influence and a Weighted Multi-dimensional Scaling Method for Outlier Detection.”

Tungshan Chou (1991) “An Investigation of Some Parametric Alternatives of Two-Group Fixed Effects Analysis of Covariance.”