This study compares the faking resistance of Likert scales and graded paired comparisons (GPCs) analyzed with Thurstonian IRT models. We analyzed whether GPCs are more resistant to faking than Likert scales by exhibiting lower score inflation and better recovery of applicants’ true (i.e.,...

Abstract Background While the number of detected COVID-19 infections are widely available, an understanding of the extent of undetected cases is urgently needed for an effective tackling of the pandemic. The aim of this work is to estimate the true number of COVID-19 (detected and undetected)...

Statistik, Methoden und Evaluation stellen einen unverzichtbaren Bestandteil empirischer Analysen dar. Daher sind fundierte Kenntnisse in diesen Themengebieten für Forschung wie Praxis in vielen Disziplinen eine unabdingbare Voraussetzung. Namhafte Experten stellen in diesem Handbuch anhand von...