Use of differential item functioning analysis to assess the equivalence of translations of a questionnaire
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- 1 January 2003
- journal article
- Published by Springer Nature in Quality of Life Research
- Vol. 12 (4) , 373-385
- https://doi.org/10.1023/a:1023488915557
Abstract
In cross-national comparisons based on questionnaires, accurate translations are necessary to obtain valid results. Differential item functioning (DIF) analysis can be used to test whether...Keywords
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