A non-parametric framework based on  estimation statistics principle. Its main purpose is to  infer orders of empirical distributions from different categories based on a probability of finding a value in one distribution that is greater than an expectation of another distribution. Given a set of ordered-pair of real-category values the framework is capable of 1) inferring orders of  domination  of  categories  and  representing  orders  in  the form of a graph; 2) estimating  magnitude  of  difference  between  a  pair  of categories in forms of mean-difference confidence intervals; and 3) visualizing  domination  orders  and  magnitudes  of  difference of categories. The publication of this package is at Chainarong Amornbunchornvej, Navaporn Surasvadi, Anon Plangprasopchok, and Suttipong Thajchayapong (2020) <doi:10.1016/j.heliyon.2020.e05435>.

A data transformation method which takes into account the special property of scale non-invariance with a breakpoint at 1 of the Euclidean distance.

Streamlines the fitting of common Bayesian item response models 
    using Stan.

Read in and analyze functions for education survey and assessment data from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) <https://nces.ed.gov/>, including National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) data <https://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/> and data from the International Assessment Database: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) <https://www.oecd.org/>, including Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA), Teaching and Learning International Survey (TALIS), Programme for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies (PIAAC), and International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement (IEA) <https://www.iea.nl/>, including Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS), TIMSS Advanced, Progress in International Reading Literacy Study (PIRLS), International Civic and Citizenship Study (ICCS), International Computer and Information Literacy Study (ICILS), and Civic Education Study (CivEd).