Table 1 RMSE values of potential trait levels of respondents under various conditions generated by 2PL.

From: Individual random effects model for differences in trait distribution among respondents

Respondents

Items

1PL

2PL

IREM

200

20

0.527

0.449

0.448

30

0.472

0.377

0.371

50

0.464

0.305

0.308

500

20

0.542

0.516

0.512

30

0.477

0.372

0.370

50

0.455

0.305

0.300

1000

20

0.526

0.442

0.442

30

0.480

0.407

0.368

50

0.455

0.300

0.299