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Psychology: Research and Review

Table 2 Slope, location and chi-square tests for the positive affect scale

From: An application of item response theory to psychological test development

Items

Slope (a)

Location (b)

χ 2

df

p

1

1.10

-0.84

65.70

49

0.06

2

0.99

-1.07

71.60

45

0.08

3

0.76

-2.00

45.48

42

0.33

4

0.63

-2.46

33.28

36

0.60

5

0.63

-1.77

59.14

45

0.08

6

1.14

-1.20

42.90

39

0.31

7

0.48

-2.71

68.43

43

0.01

8

0.92

-1.33

68.24

42

0.01

9

1.08

-0.97

40.87

44

0.61

10

0.86

-1.77

52.30

38

0.06