David Thissen | |
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| Born | c. 1950 (age 73–74) |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Saint Louis University University of Chicago |
| Known for | Item response theory Unit-weighted regression Test Scoring |
| Awards | American Statistical Association Fellow (2006) AERA Inaugural Fellow (2008) NCME Career Contribution Award (2015) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Psychometrics |
| Institutions | University of Kansas University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill |
| Doctoral advisor | R. Darrell Bock |
| Doctoral students | Bryce Reeve Li Cai |
David Michael Thissen (born c. 1950) is an emeritus professor of quantitative psychology at the University of North Carolina and former President of the Psychometric Society.[1] He is a fellow at the American Statistical Association and the American Psychological Society.