IRT Separate Calibration Linking Methods CRAN Task View: Psychometrics (http://CRAN.R-project.org/view=Psychometrics) This package uses item response theory methods to compute linking constants and conduct chain linking of unidimensional or multidimensional tests for multiple groups under a common item design. The unidimensional methods include the Mean/Mean, Mean/Sigma, Haebara, and Stocking-Lord methods for dichotomous (1PL, 2PL and 3PL) and/or polytomous (graded response, partial credit/generalized partial credit, nominal, and multiple-choice model) items. The multidimensional methods include the least squares method and extensions of the Haebara and Stocking-Lord method using single or multiple dilation parameters for multidimensional extensions of all the unidimensional dichotomous and polytomous item response models. The package also includes functions for importing item and/or ability parameters from common IRT software, conducting IRT true score and observed score equating, and plotting item response curves/surfaces, vector plots, and comparison plots for examining parameter drift. Software Depends: R (>= 2.13.1), methods, lattice Imports: MASS, statmod Jonathan P. Weeks <weeksjp@gmail.com> Jonathan P. Weeks <weeksjp@gmail.com> GPL (>= 2) 2011-07-25 application/tgz http://CRAN.R-project.org/package=plink