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Table 1 Targeting, reliability and sample measurement validity

From: Psychometric performance of the PROMIS® depression item bank: a comparison of the 28- and 51-item versions using Rasch measurement theory

 

PROMIS-51

PROMIS-28

Targeting

 Range (mean): person measurements

−6.14 to 4.20 (−2.17)

− 6.00 to 6.03 (2.65)

 Range (mean): item locations

−1.58 to 1.18 (0.00)

−0.68 to 1.16 (0.00)

 Range (mean): item thresholds

−3.13 to 3.12 (0.00)

− 3.46 to 3.75 (0.00)

 Item location/sample coverage

27%

15%

 Item threshold/sample coverage

60%

60%

 Floor/ceiling effects %

3/0%

7/0%

Reliability

 Person Separation Index (PSI)

0.95

0.93

Sample Measurement Validity

 Range (mean): person fit residual

−7.49 to 5.76 (−0.32)

−6.48 to 4.99 (− 0.40)

 Measurements outside recommended range

n = 139 (17%)

n = 148 (19%)

 Item-trait interaction: Chi-square (p-value)

1720.3 (p < 0.001)

401.5 (p < 0.001)