Ordinal regression and classification methods form a vital branch of statistical learning wherein the outcome variable possesses an inherent order. Unlike conventional classification problems, where ...

Introduction: We present an ordinal logistic regression model for identification of items with differential item functioning (DIF) and apply this model to a Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) ...

The Canadian Journal of Statistics / La Revue Canadienne de Statistique, Vol. 43, No. 3 (September/septembre 2015), pp. 337-357 (21 pages) Multivariate ordinal data are modelled as a finite ...