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Table 5 Estimated IRT parameter values for the 9Q score with the GRM for the developmental group

From: Comparison of unweighted and item response theory-based weighted sum scoring for the Nine-Questions Depression-Rating Scale in the Northern Thai Dialect

Item

IRT Parameter Values Without Accounting for DIF

IRT Parameter Values Accounting for DIF

ai

bi1

bi2

bi3

bi4

bi6

bi9

Gender

ai

bi1

bi2

bi3

bi4

bi6

bi9

Mood

4.043

1.111

1.510

1.926

1.998

2.263

2.534

All

3.834

1.189

1.581

1.986

2.056

2.311

2.570

Interest

3.182

0.766

1.464

2.059

2.183

2.504

2.758

M

2.160

1.055

1.796

2.705

2.806

2.920

3.467

F

2.160

0.869

1.698

2.302

2.456

2.917

3.114

Sleep

1.284

1.137

1.894

2.475

2.655

2.997

3.525

All

1.361

1.173

1.894

2.446

2.618

2.943

3.443

Fatigue

3.004

1.303

1.774

2.303

2.436

2.670

2.990

All

3.072

1.360

1.820

2.333

2.578

2.929

3.115

Weight

1.425

1.461

2.013

2.702

2.972

3.351

3.776

M

2.160

1.259

1.675

1.932

2.113

2.442

2.805

F

2.160

1.289

1.706

2.391

2.612

2.827

3.075

Guilty

2.191

1.399

1.876

2.320

2.513

2.820

3.187

All

2.265

1.446

1.909

2.341

2.527

2.823

3.176

Concentration

2.176

1.028

1.835

2.462

2.556

3.004

3.406

All

2.304

1.077

1.853

2.453

2.542

2.967

3.350

Psychomotor

2.063

1.202

1.830

2.443

2.535

2.912

3.376

All

2.194

1.242

1.843

2.427

2.513

2.871

3.311

Suicide

2.997

1.979

2.296

2.605

2.819

3.001

3.290

All

3.176

1.998

2.305

2.603

2.809

3.051

3.285

  1. ai, Discrimination parameters for item i; bik Threshold parameters for item i in category k; IRT Item Response Theory, GRM Graded-response model, DIF Differential item functioning, M Male F Female