An Efficient Variational Bayes Algorithm via Pólya–Gamma Data Augmentation Technique for Estimating the DINA Model
Journal of Educational and Behavioral Statistics
Published online on April 14, 2026
Abstract
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Cognitive diagnostic models (CDMs) are widely applied in educational and psychological measurement, and variational Bayes (VB) algorithms have recently gained attention for parameter estimation. In this paper, we propose a novel VB-based algorithm, termed ...
Cognitive diagnostic models (CDMs) are widely applied in educational and psychological measurement, and variational Bayes (VB) algorithms have recently gained attention for parameter estimation. In this paper, we propose a novel VB-based algorithm, termed ...