Table 6. Differences of marginal means of discrimination indices across item-writing flaws.
| IWF | Discrimination index (Flawed) | Discrimination index (Unflawed) | Difference in discrimination indices | Standard Error | Lower 95% confidence level | Upper 95% confidence level | P value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0.2178 | 0.2468 | -0.02898 | 0.05189 | -0.1307 | 0.07273 | 0.5765 |
| 2 | 0.2942 | 0.2474 | 0.04684 | 0.05189 | -0.05487 | 0.1485 | 0.3667 |
| 3 | 0.2513 | 0.1739 | 0.07738 | 0.05189 | -0.02433 | 0.1791 | 0.1359 |
| 4 | 0.1110 | 0.1434 | -0.03242 | 0.05189 | -0.1341 | 0.06929 | 0.5321 |
| 5 | 0.1884 | 0.2623 | -0.07388 | 0.05802 | -0.1876 | 0.03983 | 0.2029 |
| 6 | 0.2179 | 0.2094 | 0.008459 | 0.05189 | -0.09325 | 0.1102 | 0.8705 |
| 7 | 0.1523 | 0.1668 | -0.01451 | 0.05189 | -0.1162 | 0.08720 | 0.7798 |
| 8 | 0.2160 | 0.2042 | 0.01180 | 0.05189 | -0.08991 | 0.1135 | 0.8201 |
| 9 | 0.2981 | 0.2793 | 0.01877 | 0.05189 | -0.08294 | 0.1205 | 0.7176 |
| 10 | 0.1377 | 0.1900 | -0.05230 | 0.05189 | -0.1540 | 0.04940 | 0.3135 |