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Package Overview

IRTsimrel-package IRTsimrel
IRTsimrel: Reliability-Targeted Simulation for Item Response Data

Calibration Algorithms

Core functions for reliability-targeted calibration

eqc_calibrate() print(<eqc_result>) summary(<eqc_result>)
Empirical Quadrature Calibration (Algorithm 1: EQC)
sac_calibrate() print(<sac_result>) summary(<sac_result>) print(<summary.sac_result>) coef(<sac_result>) predict(<sac_result>)
Stochastic Approximation Calibration (Algorithm 2: SAC)

Simulation Functions

Generate latent abilities and item parameters

sim_latentG()
Simulate Latent Ability Distribution for IRT Studies (G-family)
sim_item_params() print(<item_params>) summary(<item_params>)
Simulate Item Parameters for IRT Studies
simulate_response_data()
Simulate Item Response Data from Calibration Results

Reliability Utilities

Compute reliability metrics and screening tools

compute_rho_bar() compute_rho_tilde()
Compute Marginal Reliability from Simulated Test Information
compute_rho_both()
Compute Both Reliability Metrics in a Single Pass
compute_apc_init()
Analytic Pre-Calibration (APC) Initialization
compute_reliability_tam()
Compute WLE and EAP Reliability Using TAM
check_feasibility() print(<feasibility_check>)
Check Feasibility of Target Reliability
rho_curve() print(<rho_curve>)
Compute Reliability as a Function of Scaling Factor

Comparison & Visualization

Compare distributions and calibration results

compare_shapes()
Compare Multiple Distribution Shapes
compare_eqc_sac()
Compare EQC and SAC Calibration Results

S3 Helper Methods

Registered S3 methods with standalone reference topics

as.data.frame(<item_params>)
Extract item parameters as data frame
as.numeric(<latent_G>) as.double(<latent_G>)
Extract theta values from latent_G object
coef(<eqc_result>)
Extract Calibrated Item Parameters from EQC Results
sac_calibrate() print(<sac_result>) summary(<sac_result>) print(<summary.sac_result>) coef(<sac_result>) predict(<sac_result>)
Stochastic Approximation Calibration (Algorithm 2: SAC)
plot(<item_params>)
Plot method for item_params objects
plot(<latent_G>)
Plot Method for latent_G Objects
plot(<sac_result>)
Plot an SAC Convergence Trajectory
predict(<eqc_result>)
Predict Reliability at New Scaling Factor Values (EQC)
print(<latent_G>)
Print Method for latent_G Objects
print(<summary.eqc_result>)
Print Method for summary.eqc_result Objects
print(<summary.item_params>)
Print Method for summary.item_params Objects
print(<summary.latent_G>)
Print Method for summary.latent_G Objects
summary(<latent_G>)
Summary Method for latent_G Objects

Deprecated Aliases

Backward-compatible aliases retained for migration from v0.1.x naming

spc_calibrate()
Deprecated Alias for SAC Calibration
compare_eqc_spc()
Deprecated Alias for EQC/SAC Comparison