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. 2014 Apr 29;75(2):338–358. doi: 10.1177/0013164414532944

Table 3.

NCDIF Recommended Effect Size—Moderate DIF: Category B (1PL/2PL).

Model → 1PL 2PL 2PL 2PL 2PL 2PL 2PL 2PL 2PL
Discrimination → N/A 0.25 0.50 0.75 1.00 1.25 1.50 1.75 2.00
Difficulty ↓
−3 <0.001 0.006 0.002 <0.001 <0.001 <0.001 <0.001 <0.001 <0.001
−2 0.001 0.009 0.004 0.002 0.001 <0.001 <0.001 <0.001 <0.001
−1.5 0.001 0.009 0.006 0.003 0.002 0.001 0.001 0.001 <0.001
−1 0.002 0.010 0.007 0.005 0.003 0.002 0.002 0.001 0.001
−0.5 0.003 0.010 0.008 0.006 0.005 0.003 0.003 0.002 0.002
0 0.003 0.010 0.008 0.006 0.005 0.004 0.003 0.002 0.002
0.5 0.002 0.009 0.007 0.006 0.004 0.003 0.002 0.002 0.002
1 0.002 0.009 0.006 0.004 0.003 0.002 0.001 0.001 0.001
1.5 0.001 0.008 0.004 0.002 0.001 0.001 0.001 <0.001 <0.001
2 0.001 0.006 0.003 0.001 0.001 <0.001 <0.001 <0.001 <0.001
3 0.000 0.004 0.001 <0.001 <0.001 <0.001 <0.001 <0.001 <0.001

Note. NCDIF = noncompensatory differential item functioning; DIF = differential item functioning.