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Rasch Versus Classical Equating in the Context of Small Sample Sizes by Babcock, Ben, Hodge, Kari J.

“…Equating and scaling in the context of small sample exams, such as credentialing exams for highly specialized professions, has received increased attention in…”
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Are Fit Indices Biased in Favor of Bi-Factor Models in Cognitive Ability Research?: A Comparison of Fit in Correlated Factors, Higher-Order, and Bi-Factor Models via Monte Carlo Simulations by Morgan, Grant, Hodge, Kari, Wells, Kevin, Watkins, Marley

“…Bi-factor confirmatory factor models have been influential in research on cognitive abilities because they often better fit the data than correlated factors…”
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Multivariate classification with random forests for gravitational wave searches of black hole binary coalescence by Baker, Paul T., Caudill, Sarah, Hodge, Kari A., Talukder, Dipongkar, Capano, Collin, Cornish, Neil J.

“…Searches for gravitational waves produced by coalescing black hole binaries with total masses [gap] 25 M sub([odot]) use matched filtering with templates of…”
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The Stability of Teacher Performance and Effectiveness: Implications for Policies Concerning Teacher Evaluation by Morgan, Grant B., Hodge, Kari J., Trepinksi, Tonya M., Anderson, Lorin W.

“…The last five to ten years has seen a renewed interest in the stability of teacher behavior and effectiveness. Data on teacher performance and teacher…”
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Stability of INFIT and OUTFIT Compared to Simulated Estimates in Applied Setting by Hodge, Kari J, Morgan, Grant B

“…Residual-based fit statistics are commonly used as an indication of the extent to which the item response data fit the Rash model. Fit statistic estimates are…”
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Major differences: modeling profiles of community college persisters in career clusters by Morgan, Grant B., D’Amico, Mark M., Hodge, Kari J.

“…The purpose is to explore factors associated with community college student persistence in academic program areas through the modeling of student profiles…”
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Interrater Reliability Estimators Commonly Used in Scoring Language Assessments: A Monte Carlo Investigation of Estimator Accuracy by Morgan, Grant B., Zhu, Min, Johnson, Robert L., Hodge, Kari J.

“…Common estimators of interrater reliability include Pearson product-moment correlation coefficients, Spearman rank-order correlations, and the generalizability…”
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Latent profile analysis with nonnormal mixtures: A Monte Carlo examination of model selection using fit indices by Morgan, Grant B., Hodge, Kari J., Baggett, Aaron R.

“…The performances of fit indices used for model selection in cross-sectional mixture modeling with nonnormally distributed indicators were examined in two…”
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Application of machine learning algorithms to the study of noise artifacts in gravitational-wave data by Biswas, Rahul, Blackburn, Lindy, Cao, Junwei, Essick, Reed, Hodge, Kari Alison, Katsavounidis, Erotokritos, Kim, Kyungmin, Kim, Young-Min, Le Bigot, Eric-Olivier, Lee, Chang-Hwan, Oh, John J., Oh, Sang Hoon, Son, Edwin J., Tao, Ye, Vaulin, Ruslan, Wang, Xiaoge

“…The sensitivity of searches for astrophysical transients in data from the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-wave Observatory (LIGO) is generally limited by…”
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Geophysical Variables and Behavior: LXXXVI. Geomagnetic Activity as a Partial Parturitional Trigger—Are Male Babies More Affected Than Female Babies? by Persinger, M. A., Hodge, Kari-Anne

“…The birth dates of 163 men and 245 women who were born between the years 1958 and 1969 were extracted from our data base for first-year university students…”
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Testlet Effects on Pass/Fail Decisions Under Competing Rasch Models by Hodge, Kari J

“…The item response model chosen to estimate ability can influence proficiency classification, or pass/fail decisions, made about people based on test scores…”
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The Search for Gravitational Waves from the Coalescence of Black Hole Binary Systems in Data from the LIGO and Virgo Detectors Or: A Dark Walk through a Random Forest by Hodge, Kari Alison

“…The LIGO and Virgo gravitational-wave observatories are complex and extremely sensitive strain detectors that can be used to search for a wide variety of…”
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A Cross-Country Comparison of Virtual Discussion Board Use in United States and Costa Rican Education Settings by Hodge, Kari, Saxon, Terrill F, Trumble, Jason

“…The purpose of the current study was to compare the use of virtual discussion boards in various educational settings in the United States and Costa Rica…”
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Proficiency Classification and Violated Local Independence: An Examination of Pass/Fail Decision Accuracy under Competing Rasch Models by Hodge, Kari J, Morgan, Grant B

“…The purpose of this study was to examine the use of a misspecified calibration model and its impact on proficiency classification. Monte Carlo simulation…”
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Geophysical barriers and behavior: LXXXVI. Geomagnetic activity as a partial parturitional trigger--Are male babies more affected than female babies? by Persinger, M A, Hodge, Kari-Anne

“…The birth dates of 163 men and 245 women who were born between the years 1958 and 1969 were extracted from our data base for first-year university students…”
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The Search for Gravitational Waves from the Coalescence of Black Hole Binary Systems in Data from the LIGO and Virgo Detectors Or: A Dark Walk through a Random Forest by Hodge, Kari Alison

“…The LIGO and Virgo gravitational-wave observatories are complex and extremely sensitive strain detectors that can be used to search for a wide variety of…”
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Multivariate Classification with Random Forests for Gravitational Wave Searches of Black Hole Binary Coalescence by Baker, Paul T, Caudill, Sarah, Hodge, Kari A, Talukder, Dipongkar, Capano, Collin, Cornish, Neil J

“…Searches for gravitational waves produced by coalescing black hole binaries with total masses $\gtrsim25\,$M$_\odot$ use matched filtering with templates of…”
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Application of Artificial Neural Network to Search for Gravitational-Wave Signals Associated with Short Gamma-Ray Bursts by Kim, Kyungmin, Harry, Ian W, Hodge, Kari A, Kim, Young-Min, Lee, Chang-Hwan, Lee, Hyun Kyu, Oh, John J, Oh, Sang Hoon, Son, Edwin J

“…Class. Quantum Grav. 32 (2015) 245002 We apply a machine learning algorithm, the artificial neural network, to the search for gravitational-wave signals…”
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Application of machine learning algorithms to the study of noise artifacts in gravitational-wave data by Biswas, Rahul, Blackburn, Lindy, Cao, Junwei, Essick, Reed, Hodge, Kari Alison, Katsavounidis, Erotokritos, Kim, Kyungmin, Kim, Young-Min, Bigot, Eric-Olivier Le, Lee, Chang-Hwan, Oh, John J, Oh, Sang Hoon, Son, Edwin J, Vaulin, Ruslan, Wang, Xiaoge, Ye, Tao

“…The sensitivity of searches for astrophysical transients in data from the LIGO is generally limited by the presence of transient, non-Gaussian noise artifacts,…”
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Quantitative increases in temporal lobe symptoms in human males are proportional to postnatal geomagnetic activity: verification by canonical correlation by Hodge, K A, Persinger, M A

“…Enhanced geomagnetic activity during episodes of biochemical stress has been correlated with inferences of increased liability within deep temporal lobe…”
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