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The rating scale model is a latent structure model for polytomous responses to a set of test items. The basic structure of the model is an extension of the Rasch model for dichotomous responses, suggested by Georg Rasch, 1961.
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Andersen, E.B. (1997). The Rating Scale Model. In: van der Linden, W.J., Hambleton, R.K. (eds) Handbook of Modern Item Response Theory. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-2691-6_4
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