Implement different Item Response Theory (IRT) based procedures for the development of static short test forms (STFs) from a test. Two main procedures are considered, specifically the typical IRT-based procedure for the development of STF, and a recently introduced procedure (Epifania, Anselmi & Robusto, 2022 <doi:10.1007/978-3-031-27781-8_7>).
        The procedures differ in how the most informative items are selected for the inclusion in the STF, either by considering their item information functions without considering any specific level of the latent trait (typical procedure) or by considering their informativeness with respect to specific levels of the latent trait, denoted as theta targets (the newly introduced procedure). Regarding the latter procedure, three methods are implemented for the definition of the theta targets: (i) theta targets are defined by segmenting the latent trait in equal intervals and considering the midpoint of each interval (equal interval procedure, eip), (ii) by clustering the latent trait to obtain unequal intervals and considering the centroids of the clusters as the theta targets (unequal intervals procedure, uip), and (iii) by letting the user set the specific theta targets of interest (user-defined procedure, udp).
        For further details on the procedure, please refer to Epifania, Anselmi & Robusto (2022) <doi:10.1007/978-3-031-27781-8_7>.

Identifies what optimal subset of a desired number of items should be retained in a short version of a psychometric instrument to assess the “broadest” proportion of the construct-level content of the set of items included in the original version of the said psychometric instrument. Expects a symmetric adjacency matrix as input (undirected weighted network model). Supports brute force and simulated annealing combinatorial search algorithms.

Create short sprint acceleration-velocity (AVP) and force-velocity (FVP) profiles
     and predict kinematic and kinetic variables using the timing-gate split times, laser or 
     radar gun data, tether devices data, as well as the data provided by the GPS and LPS 
     monitoring systems. The modeling method utilized in this package is based on the works of 
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