the hypothesized model do not hold. The current work pursues posterior predictive model checking, a flexible family of … simulation study that investigates posterior predictive model checking in the context of item response theory for dichotomous … to assess the utility of conducting posterior predictive model checking. Discrepancy measures are formulated at the level …

current work pursues posterior predictive model checking (PPMC) as a tool for criticizing models due to unaccounted for …