Publications

Papers & talks

Journal articles, working papers, and conference presentations across psychometrics, mathematical psychology, and applied econometrics.

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Journal Articles

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  1. Yang, H.-H., & Hsu, Y.-F. (2024). The generalized Robbins–Monro process and its application to psychophysical experiments for threshold estimation. Journal of Mathematical Psychology, 120--121, 102855. [doi]
  2. Yang, H.-H., & Hsu, Y.-F. (2024). A note on the application of stochastic approximation to computerized adaptive testing. Behaviormetrika, 51(1), 259-276. [doi]
  3. Cheng, C., Yang, H.-H., & Hsu, Y.-F. (2025). Identifiability of polychoric models with latent elliptical distributions. Psychometrika, 90(2), 757–778. [doi]
  4. Chen, K.-M., Chen, Y.-C., Hung, C.-C., & Yang, H.-H. (2026). Institution or major? Understanding student preferences in college admissions. Economic Inquiry. [doi]
  5. Chen, K.-M., Tsai, L.-T., & Yang, H.-H. (2026). Labor Market Sorting in Taiwan. Taiwan Economic Review, 54(2), 267–289. [doi]
  6. Yang, H.-H., Ho, T.-Y., & Hsu, Y.-F. (2026). Enhancing Random Forest performance on imbalanced data using the General Condorcet Model. Journal of Classification (Accepted, forthcoming). [link]
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Submitted Papers

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  1. Yang, H.-H., Wei, C.-M., & Chen, Y.-C. (2025). On the consistency of Bayesian adaptive testing under the three-parameter logistic model. Under revision; earlier arXiv title: On the consistency of Bayesian adaptive testing under the Rasch model. [link]
  2. Chang, W.-C., Yang, H.-H., Lin, T.-Y., Tong, J. C. H., & Hsu, Y.-F. (2025). Bisection-Based Elicitation of Indifference Points: Simulation Comparison and the Halved Method (HaB) as a Monotonicity Diagnostic. Under revision; Wei-Chen Chang and Hau-Hung Yang contributed equally (co-first authors).
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Preprints and Manuscripts

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  1. Yang, H.-H., Hsu, Y.-F., & Cheng, C. (2025). Parametric bootstrapping of standard errors for the ability parameter in IRT models: Asymptotic and small sample analyses. PsyArXiv preprint. [doi]
  2. Chen, K.-M., Lin, M.-J., Yang, H.-H., & Yen, S. Y.-H. (2025). Cats, Dogs, and Babies: Quasi-Experimental Evidence on Substitutes or Complements from Linked Administrative Records. SSRN working paper. [link]
    Covered by The New York Times, Dec. 18, 2025 — “Birthrates Are Falling, but Don’t Blame Dogs in Strollers” (Amanda Taub); also Marginal Revolution, Dec. 2025
  3. Cheng, C., Yang, H.-H., & Hsu, Y.-F. (2024). On the existence and uniqueness of MLE of the latent trait under log-concave distributional assumptions in IRT. PsyArXiv preprint. [doi]
  4. Yang, H.-H., & Hsu, Y.-F. (2024). Applying a heterogeneous random utility model to data from conjoint experiments. PsyArXiv preprint. [doi]
  5. Tong, J. C. H., Yang, H.-H., & Chen, Y.-P. (2022). Decision-making process of retail investors during a financial bubble: An fMRI study. Working paper.
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Conference Presentations

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  1. Yang, H.-H., Hsu, Y.-F., & Cheng, C. (2026). Finite-Sample Evaluation of Computerized Adaptive Testing. Poster, International Meeting of the Psychometric Society (IMPS) 2026, Seoul, South Korea. [link]
  2. Cheng, C., Yang, H.-H., Hsu, Y.-F., & Lay, K.-L. (2026). Validity Evidence for the Joint Thurstonian Models. Oral presentation, International Meeting of the Psychometric Society (IMPS) 2026, Seoul, South Korea. [link]
  3. Cheng, C., Yang, H.-H., Hsu, Y.-F., & Lay, K.-L. (2025). Paradigmatic Decisions for Measuring Choices and Preferences: Likert Scales, Comparative Judgments, or Combined Models?: Using Academic Attribution as an Example. Poster, The 89th Annual Convention of the Japanese Psychological Association, Sendai, Japan. [link]
  4. Cheng, C., Yang, H.-H., & Hsu, Y.-F. (2025). When the test information curve misleads: Exact bias, SE, and RMSE curves in item response theory. Oral presentation, The 53rd Annual Meeting of the Behaviormetric Society, Kanagawa, Japan. [link]
  5. Yang, H.-H., Wei, C.-M., & Chen, Y.-C. (2025). On the consistency of Bayesian adaptive testing under the Rasch model. Oral presentation, 8th International Conference on Econometrics and Statistics (EcoSta) 2025, Tokyo, Japan. [link]
  6. Cheng, C., Lay, K.-L., Yang, H.-H., & Hsu, Y.-F. (2025). A methodology for addressing the biases resulted in ipsative placement of Q-sort items. Poster, SRCD 2025 Biennial Meeting, Minneapolis, MN, USA. [link]
  7. Cheng, C., Yang, H.-H., & Hsu, Y.-F. (2025). The universal Cramér–Rao lower bound: A genuine efficiency criterion for both biased and unbiased estimators. Oral presentation, 64th Annual Convention of the Taiwanese Psychological Association, Tainan, Taiwan.
  8. Cheng, C., Yang, H.-H., Hsu, Y.-F., & Lay, K.-L. (2024). Two are better than one: Incorporating Likert scale and comparative judgment data in joint Thurstonian models. Oral presentation, 63rd Annual Meeting of the Taiwanese Psychological Association, Taipei, Taiwan. [link]
  9. Cheng, C., Yang, H.-H., & Hsu, Y.-F. (2024). On the existence and uniqueness of polychoric correlations. Poster, 88th Annual Convention of the Japanese Psychological Association, Kumamoto, Japan. [link]
  10. Cheng, C., Yang, H.-H., & Hsu, Y.-F. (2024). On the existence, uniqueness, and finiteness of MLE of the ability in IRT. Poster, International Meeting of the Psychometric Society (IMPS) 2024, Prague, Czech Republic. [link]
  11. Cheng, C., Yang, H.-H., Lay, K.-L., & Hsu, Y.-F. (2024). Predetermined R²: An index of later development determined by the past. Poster, 27th Biennial Meeting of the International Society for the Study of Behavioural Development (ISSBD), Lisbon, Portugal. [link]
  12. Chen, K.-M., Chen, Y.-C., Hung, C.-C., & Yang, H.-H. (2024). Estimating preferences for college programs using Taiwanese college-admission data. Oral presentation, 18th International Symposium on Econometric Theory and Applications (SETA), Taipei, Taiwan. [link]
  13. Chen, K.-M., Chen, Y.-C., Hung, C.-C., & Yang, H.-H. (2024). Estimating preferences for college programs using Taiwanese college-admission data. Oral presentation, Annual Conference of the Population Association of Taiwan, Taipei, Taiwan.
  14. Chen, K.-M., Chen, Y.-C., Hung, C.-C., & Yang, H.-H. (2023). College and major preference estimation using Taiwanese college-admission data. Oral presentation, Asian and Australasian Society of Labour Economics Conference (AASLE) 2023, Taipei, Taiwan. [link]
  15. Hsu, Y.-F., & Yang, H.-H. (2023). On the consistency and relative efficiency of a generalized Robbins–Monro process for threshold estimation. Poster, Annual Meeting of the Society for Mathematical Psychology , Amsterdam, Netherlands. [link]
  16. Yang, H.-H., Cheng, C., & Hsu, Y.-F. (2023). Estimates of standard errors and confidence intervals for the ability parameter in the 2PL model with fast and exact parametric bootstrap. Poster, International Meeting of the Psychometric Society (IMPS) 2023, College Park, MD, USA. [link]
  17. Cheng, C., Yang, H.-H., & Hsu, Y.-F. (2023). Identifiability of polychoric models with latent elliptical distributions. Oral presentation, International Meeting of the Psychometric Society (IMPS) 2023, College Park, MD, USA. [link]
  18. Yang, H.-H., & Hsu, Y.-F. (2021). Modification of the estimation method of threshold: A new adaptive method taking response time and response confidence into account. Oral presentation, 2021 Annual Meeting of the Taiwanese Psychological Association, Taipei, Taiwan.