The idea that items should be uncorrelated with each other after controlling for the latent trait of the model is called ________.

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Local independence is the concept that, within the framework of a latent trait model, the responses to individual items are uncorrelated with each other once the effect of the latent trait is accounted for. This means that after controlling for the latent trait, the response to one item does not predict the response to another item.

The Idea That Items Should Be Uncorrelated with Each Other