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Benjamin Lugu

Benjamin Lugu, PhD

Teaching Assistant Professor
College of Education and Health Professions
Department of Educational Statistics and Research Methods

I am a Teaching Assistant Professor of Educational Statistics and Research Methods at the University of Arkansas. My teaching and research focus on quantitative methods, data analytics, and applied statistical modeling in education and health contexts. I am passionate about helping graduate students develop strong analytical reasoning skills using R, SPSS, and SAS. My work integrates traditional research design with modern data science approaches to support evidence-based decision-making in education and healthcare.

Research Interests

  • Quantitative Methods
  • Research Design
  • Educational Statistics and Measurement
  • Applied Structural Equation Modeling
  • Diagnostic Classification Modeling
  • Healthcare Data Analytics
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Recent Posts

Selected highlights from my teaching, research, and analytics blog.

A cognitive diagnosis model for disengaged behaviors
Cognitive diagnosis assessments are frequently used for formative purposes. Due to the low-stakes nature of these assessments, students may exhibit disengaged behaviors…
Benjamin Lugu, Wenjing Guo, Wenchao Ma
Jul 1, 2025

Combining Mokken Scale Analysis with Rasch Measurement Theory to Explore Differences in Measurement Quality Between Subgroups
Mokken Scale Analysis (MSA) is a nonparametric approach that offers exploratory tools for understanding the nature of item responses while emphasizing invariance…
Stefanie A. Wind, Benjamin Lugu, Yurou Wang
Aug 16, 2024

Combining Nonparametric and Parametric Item Response Theory to Explore Data Quality: Illustrations and a Simulation Study
Researchers who use measurement models for evaluation purposes often select models with stringent requirements, such as Rasch models, which are parametric. Mokken Scale…
Stefanie A. Wind, Benjamin Lugu
Apr 24, 2024
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