A Bayesian DINA model converges successfully on educational response data with 91.3% sparsity where the EM algorithm failed¶
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q2 i? The Bayesian DINA model achieved convergence on the EdNet dataset (N = 5,000, sparsity 91.3%) with all R-hat values below 1.01 and effective sample sizes above 200. → Feng Z and Huang K 2026
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Feng Z and Huang K 2026¶
Feng Z and Huang K (2026) Bayesian cognitive diagnosis optimizes personalized learning paths via mediation of cognitive load and Hidden Markov Model state transitions. Front. Psychol. 17:1879982. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2026.1879982
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MCMC estimation of the Bayesian DINA model on a filtered EdNet KT1 sample of 5,000 students and 582 items with 91.3% matrix sparsity. The article reports "R-hat values for all parameters ranged from 1.002 to 1.008" and effective sample sizes all greater than 200, answering the paper's first research question.
"The Bayesian DINA model converged successfully on the EdNet dataset (N = 5,000, sparsity = 91.3%). The R-hat values for all parameters ranged from 1.002 to 1.008, all below the convergence threshold of 1.01"
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A Bayesian DINA model converges successfully on educational response data with 91.3% sparsity where the EM algorithm failed |
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A Bayesian DINA model converges successfully on educational response data with 91.3% sparsity where the EM algorithm failed |
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