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Multidimensional Item Response Theory

v1.46.1 · Mar 6, 2026 · GPL (>= 3)

Description

Analysis of discrete response data using unidimensional and multidimensional item analysis models under the Item Response Theory paradigm (Chalmers (2012) <doi:10.18637/jss.v048.i06>). Exploratory and confirmatory item factor analysis models are estimated with quadrature (EM) or stochastic (MHRM) methods. Confirmatory bi-factor and two-tier models are available for modeling item testlets using dimension reduction EM algorithms, while multiple group analyses and mixed effects designs are included for detecting differential item, bundle, and test functioning, and for modeling item and person covariates. Finally, latent class models such as the DINA, DINO, multidimensional latent class, mixture IRT models, and zero-inflated response models are supported, as well as a wide family of probabilistic unfolding models.

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Code

Structure

Lines of code

54,071

Files

245

Compiled share

10.5%

Has compiled src

Yes

Language breakdown

R 33,804 (62.5%)C/C++/src 5,677 (10.5%)Tests 2,512 (4.6%)Docs 12,068 (22.3%)Vignettes 10 (0%)

API

Exported functions

65

Internal functions

230

Recent export changes

v3.0.2+4 PLCI.mirt, expected.item, mirt.model +1 more  −2 confmirt, confmirt.model
v3.0.1+1 createItem

Testing & CI

Has tests

Yes

Test-to-code ratio

0.07

testthat edition

3

CI present

No

CI type

[]

PR gated

No

Docs

Return-value doc rate

33.8%

\dontrun example ratio

73.5%

Roxygen coverage

100%

Has pkgdown

No

NEWS present

Yes

Health & Security signals

Informational signals; not verdicts.

on.exit coverage

Unsafe pattern score

0

Dep constraint coverage

12.5%

Secret pattern count

0

Bundled 3rd-party code

2 items

Portability & License

Min R version

4.1.0

System requirements

C++ standard

License

GPL (>= 3)

License flags

SPDX valid, OSI approved

History

Versions

82

First release

2011-07-02

Latest release

2026-03-07

Avg cadence

57 days

Cold removal rate

100%

Dep drift

42

LOC over versions

v0.1-13: 5,420 LOCv2.13.1: 5,408 LOCv0.1-14: 5,408 LOCv0.1-15: 5,597 LOCv2.13.2: 6,262 LOCv0.1-16: 6,082 LOCv0.1-17: 6,090 LOCv0.1-18: 6,093 LOCv0.1-19: 6,262 LOCv2.14.2: 8,189 LOCv0.1-20: 8,094 LOCv0.2.0: 8,357 LOCv0.2.1: 8,489 LOCv0.2.3: 8,108 LOCv0.2.4: 8,137 LOCv0.2.5: 8,181 LOCv0.2.6: 8,189 LOCv0.3.0: 7,920 LOCv0.4.0: 9,645 LOCv2.15.2: 9,994 LOCv0.4.1: 9,596 LOCv0.4.2: 9,994 LOCv2.15.3: 12,050 LOCv0.5.0: 12,050 LOCv3.0.0: 13,412 LOCv0.6.0: 13,412 LOCv3.0.1: 14,490 LOCv0.7.0: 14,490 LOCv0.8.0: 15,189 LOCv3.0.2: 15,447 LOCv0.9.0: 15,447 LOCv1.0: 16,194 LOCv1.1: 18,334 LOCv1.2: 19,162 LOCv3.0.3: 19,176 LOCv1.2.1: 19,176 LOCv1.3: 21,480 LOCv1.4: 21,671 LOCv1.5: 22,235 LOCv1.6.1: 23,955 LOCv1.7: 24,896 LOCv1.8: 25,089 LOCv1.9: 25,864 LOCv1.10: 27,472 LOCv1.13: 27,778 LOCv1.14: 27,831 LOCv1.15: 29,024 LOCv1.16: 30,084 LOCv1.17: 30,836 LOCv1.17.1: 30,837 LOCv1.18: 31,485 LOCv1.19: 32,506 LOCv1.20.1: 32,727 LOCv1.21: 32,924 LOCv1.22: 33,749 LOCv1.23: 34,166 LOCv1.24: 34,282 LOCv1.25: 35,006 LOCv1.26.1: 38,392 LOCv1.26.3: 38,392 LOCv1.27.1: 38,944 LOCv1.28: 41,014 LOCv1.29: 42,456 LOCv1.30: 42,805 LOCv1.31: 43,375 LOCv1.32: 43,901 LOCv1.32.1: 43,907 LOCv1.33.2: 45,280 LOCv1.34: 45,686 LOCv1.35.1: 46,306 LOCv1.36: 46,745 LOCv1.36.1: 46,755 LOCv1.37.1: 47,154 LOCv1.38.1: 47,399 LOCv1.39: 48,066 LOCv1.40: 49,150 LOCv1.41: 49,280 LOCv1.42: 50,508 LOCv1.43: 51,899 LOCv1.44.0: 52,744 LOCv1.45.1: 53,104 LOCv1.46.1: 54,071 LOC

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Reverse Dependencies (63)

Dependency Network

Dependencies Reverse dependencies stats4 lattice GPArotation gridExtra Matrix Rcpp mgcv vegan Deriv splines2 pbapply dcurver SimDesign PerFit TestAnaAPP grmtree lordif mirtCAT AlignLV BifactorIndicesCalculator ConvertPar D3mirt DFIT EFA.dimensions GPCMlasso GRShiny MultBiplotR PROsetta +48 more reverse deps mirt

Version History

74 tracked
new 1.46.1 Mar 10, 2026
updated 1.46.1 ← 1.45.1 diff Mar 6, 2026
updated 1.45.1 ← 1.44.0 diff Sep 5, 2025
updated 1.44.0 ← 1.43 diff Jan 27, 2025
updated 1.43 ← 1.42 diff Nov 13, 2024
updated 1.42 ← 1.41 diff Jul 13, 2024
updated 1.41 ← 1.40 diff Oct 16, 2023
updated 1.40 ← 1.39 diff Aug 9, 2023
updated 1.39 ← 1.38.1 diff May 29, 2023
updated 1.38.1 ← 1.37.1 diff Feb 27, 2023
updated 1.37.1 ← 1.36.1 diff Aug 9, 2022
updated 1.36.1 ← 1.36 diff Mar 21, 2022
updated 1.36 ← 1.35.1 diff Mar 20, 2022
updated 1.35.1 ← 1.34 diff Dec 8, 2021
updated 1.34 ← 1.33.2 diff Jun 27, 2021