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		Fit Bounded Continuous Item Response Theory Models to Data //
		Bounded continuous data are encountered in many areas of test
		application. Examples include visual analogue scales used in
		the measurement of personality, mood, depression, and quality
		of life; item response times from tests with item deadlines;
		confidence ratings; and pain intensity ratings. Using this
		package, item response theory (IRT) models suitable for bounded
		continuous item scores can be fitted to data within a Bayesian
		framework. The package draws on posterior sampling facilities
		provided by R-package 'rstan' (Stan Development Team,
		2025)https://mc-stan.org/. Available models include the Beta
		IRT model by Noel and Dauvier
		(2007)doi:10.1177/0146621605287691, the continuous response
		model by Samejima (1973)doi:10.1007/BF03372160, the unbounded
		normal model by Mellenbergh
		(1994)doi:10.1207/s15327906mbr2903_2, and the Simplex IRT model
		by Flores et al. (2020)doi:10.1007/978-3-030-43469-4_8. All
		models can be fitted with or without zero-one inflation
		(Molenaar et al., 2022)doi:10.3102/10769986221108455. Model fit
		comparisons can be conducted using the Watanabe-Akaike
		information criterion (WAIC), leave-one-out cross-validation
		information citerion (LOOIC) and the fully marginalized
		likelihood (i.e., Bayes factors).
	</longdescription>
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