generateItemParameterSample function

(Internal) Generate item parameter samples for Bayesian purposes

generateItemParameterSample is a function for generating item parameter samples. Used for the FB (full-Bayesian) estimation method.

generateItemParameterSample(config, item_pool, bayesian_constants)

Arguments

• config: a config_Shadow object. Use createShadowTestConfig for this.
• item_pool: an item_pool object. Use loadItemPool for this.
• bayesian_constants: a named list containing Bayesian constants.

Returns

If either the interim or the final theta estimation method is FB, generateItemParameterSample returns a length-ni list of item parameter matrices, with each matrix having n_sample rows. Otherwise, the function returns NULL.