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Did shortening your scale leave an evidence gap?

A reliable score alone does not establish construct coverage or precision. Screen your Measures section, then choose a path that fits your study stage.

Ad-Hoc Short-Form Risk Detector

Text stays in your browser. This rule-based screen highlights wording for review; it does not estimate rejection probability or certify validity. Evidence mentions may be negated, planned, or about another measure.

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Psychometric Defense Appendix

Get a focused assessment of your shortened measure, with documented findings, limitations, and a response draft you can adapt for your manuscript or reviewers.

The scope can include reliability estimates, ordinal CFA fit and standardized loadings. Where appropriate, we can also assess IRT conditional precision, item dependence, and sample-specific score summaries.

Tell us about your scale, sample, and reviewer concerns. We will confirm the analysis scope and provide a price through the quote process before work begins.

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We are designing a study, grant, or next wave

Plan item selection before deployment through DASS’s IRT Short-Form Builder. Discuss your measurement goals, intended population, and study design to define the right scope.

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Detected item counts are included only when present in your text. No manuscript or participant data are passed to DASS.

Check your item-response spreadsheet privately

Use de-identified ordinal item responses only. Reverse-score items before selecting a file. Do not include names, IDs, dates, demographics, or free text. Header screening cannot guarantee de-identification.

Select the items for one scale

At least 100 complete cases and 4–50 items are required for this local check. Sparse categories, missingness, multidimensionality, and unstable fits can require further review. Your file stays in your browser. Request a quote to discuss the analysis and agree on how to share data.

Post-hoc analysis cannot restore omitted content or establish equivalence to the original instrument without appropriate evidence. An appendix may report limitations or an unsuccessful fit.