PlotNcdif {DFIT}

Plot the item characteristic (expected score) curve for focal and reference groups for the iiItem along with a representation of the focal group density.

Description

Plot the item characteristic (expected score) curve for focal and reference groups for the iiItem along with a representation of the focal group density.

Usage

PlotNcdif(
  iiItem,
  itemParameters,
  irtModel = "2pl",
  logistic = TRUE,
  plotDensity = FALSE,
  focalAbilities = NULL,
  focalDistribution = "norm",
  focalDistrExtra = list(mean = 0, sd = 1),
  from = -5,
  to = 5,
  thetaInt = 0.01,
  colour = TRUE,
  highColour = "blue",
  main = "",
  xlab = "Ability",
  ylab = "Probability",
  iccText = "Group ICCs",
  focalIccText = "Focal group ICC",
  referenceIccText = "Reference group ICC",
  focalDensityText = "Focal group density"
)

Arguments

iiItem

Item (row) number for the item in each of the itemParameter matrices to plot.

itemParameters

A list containing "focal" and "reference" item parameters. Item parameters are assumed to be on the same scale. Item parameters for each group should me a matrix with nrow equal to the number of items.

irtModel

A string stating the irtModel to be used. Should be one of "1pl", "2pl", "3pl", "grm" or "pcm".

logistic

A logical value stating if the IRT model will use the logistic or the normal metric.

plotDensity

logical indicating if the focal distribution density should be plotted as a density curve (TRUE) or if it should be represented as an area gradient (FALSE). Defaults to gradient.

focalAbilities

If NULL, density is calculated theoretically from focal distribution. If not NULL, it must be a numerical vector containing the abilities for the individuals in the focal group.

focalDistribution

A string stating the distribution name to be used for density calculation. Only used if focalAbilities is NULL.

focalDistrExtra

Extra parameters for the focal group distribution function if needed.

from

value on the x-axis to serve as minimum for the plot

to

value on the x-axis to serve as maximum for the plot

thetaInt

value for the x-axis step for probabilities and density evaluation. Only used if focalAbilities is NULL.

colour

logical value indicating if the area gradient should be presented in colour when plotDensity is FALSE, or if the different lines should be presented in colour when plotDensity is TRUE.

highColour

character indicating the colour text name that should be used for high density regions.

main

text for plot main title.

xlab

text for x-axis label.

ylab

text for y-axis label.

iccText

text for legend title related to ICC curves.

focalIccText

legend for focal group ICC curve.

referenceIccText

legend for reference group ICC curve.

focalDensityText

legend for focal group density curve when plotDensity is TRUE. Text for legend title related to the colour gradient when plotDensity is FALSE.

Value

plotNCDIF A ggplot object for the plot

Author(s)

Victor H. Cervantes <vhcervantesb at unal.edu.co>

Examples

data(dichotomousItemParameters)

threePlParameters <- dichotomousItemParameters
isNot3Pl          <- ((dichotomousItemParameters[['focal']][, 3] == 0) |
                      (dichotomousItemParameters[['reference']][, 3] == 0))

threePlParameters[['focal']]          <- threePlParameters[['focal']][!isNot3Pl, ]
threePlParameters[['reference']]      <- threePlParameters[['reference']][!isNot3Pl, ]
threePlParameters[['focal']][, 3]     <- threePlParameters[['focal']][, 3] + 0.1
threePlParameters[['reference']][, 3] <- threePlParameters[['reference']][, 3] + 0.1
threePlParameters[['focal']][, 2]     <- threePlParameters[['focal']][, 2] + 1.5
threePlParameters[['reference']][, 2] <- threePlParameters[['reference']][, 2] + 1.5
threePlParameters[['focal']]          <- threePlParameters[['focal']][-c(12, 16, 28), ]
threePlParameters[['reference']]      <- threePlParameters[['reference']][-c(12, 16, 28), ]

# # Non Uniform - != guess DIF item
PlotNcdif(iiItem = 22, itemParameters = threePlParameters, irtModel = "3pl",
          plotDensity = FALSE, main = "Item 22 Non uniform and different guessing DIF. 3PL")

# # Uniform - != guess DIF item
PlotNcdif(iiItem = 15, itemParameters = threePlParameters, irtModel = "3pl",
          plotDensity = FALSE, main = "Item 15 Uniform and different guessing DIF. 3PL")