Internal function to -2LL

min2LL_4pno(N, J, Y, as, bs, gs, ss, theta)

Arguments

N

An int, which gives the number of observations. (> 0)

J

An int, which gives the number of items. (> 0)

Y

A N by J matrix of item responses.

as

A vector of item discrimination parameters.

bs

A vector of item threshold parameters.

gs

A vector of item lower asymptote parameters.

ss

A vector of item upper asymptote parameters.

theta

A vector of prior thetas.

Value

-2LL.

See also