The reprex below shows that the code runs correctly under R 4.0.2, RStudio 1.3.1056 and Ubuntu 20.04 LTS.
Lagging major releases of R will lead to increasing difficulties with time. Windows I have no experience with in the last 20, so I can't do more than to speculate that it could be due to insufficient memory, a corrupt disk sector or some such. If RStudio isn't current, that could also cause problems.
suppressPackageStartupMessages({library(TAM)})
id = 1:10
item1 = rep(0:4,2)
item2 = rep(0:4, each =2)
item3= rep(4:0, 2)
item4= rep(4:0, each =2)
dat= cbind(id, item1, item2, item3, item4)
dat[,1]
#> [1] 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
dat[,1]-1
#> [1] 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
tam.mml(dat[,-1])
#> ....................................................
#> Processing Data 2020-09-24 01:15:08
#> * Response Data: 10 Persons and 4 Items
#> * Numerical integration with 21 nodes
#> * Created Design Matrices ( 2020-09-24 01:15:08 )
#> * Calculated Sufficient Statistics ( 2020-09-24 01:15:08 )
#> ....................................................
#> Iteration 1 2020-09-24 01:15:08
#> E Step
#> M Step Intercepts |----
#> Deviance = 169.7546
#> Maximum item intercept parameter change: 0.638947
#> Maximum item slope parameter change: 0
#> Maximum regression parameter change: 0
#> Maximum variance parameter change: 0.776851
#> ....................................................
#> Iteration 2 2020-09-24 01:15:08
#> E Step
#> M Step Intercepts |----
#> Deviance = 144.379 | Absolute change: 25.3755 | Relative change: 0.1757563
#> Maximum item intercept parameter change: 0.812765
#> Maximum item slope parameter change: 0
#> Maximum regression parameter change: 0
#> Maximum variance parameter change: 0.129023
#> ....................................................
#> Iteration 3 2020-09-24 01:15:08
#> E Step
#> M Step Intercepts |----
#> Deviance = 132.5176 | Absolute change: 11.8614 | Relative change: 0.08950816
#> Maximum item intercept parameter change: 0.138068
#> Maximum item slope parameter change: 0
#> Maximum regression parameter change: 0
#> Maximum variance parameter change: 0.067193
#> ....................................................
#> Iteration 4 2020-09-24 01:15:08
#> E Step
#> M Step Intercepts |----
#> Deviance = 121.2324 | Absolute change: 11.2852 | Relative change: 0.09308766
#> Maximum item intercept parameter change: 0.050625
#> Maximum item slope parameter change: 0
#> Maximum regression parameter change: 0
#> Maximum variance parameter change: 0.025933
#> ....................................................
#> Iteration 5 2020-09-24 01:15:08
#> E Step
#> M Step Intercepts |----
#> Deviance = 88.2835 | Absolute change: 32.9489 | Relative change: 0.3732169
#> Maximum item intercept parameter change: 0.030048
#> Maximum item slope parameter change: 0
#> Maximum regression parameter change: 0
#> Maximum variance parameter change: 0
#> ....................................................
#> Iteration 6 2020-09-24 01:15:08
#> E Step
#> M Step Intercepts |----
#> Deviance = 88.2748 | Absolute change: 0.0087 | Relative change: 9.84e-05
#> Maximum item intercept parameter change: 0.010588
#> Maximum item slope parameter change: 0
#> Maximum regression parameter change: 0
#> Maximum variance parameter change: 0
#> ....................................................
#> Iteration 7 2020-09-24 01:15:08
#> E Step
#> M Step Intercepts |----
#> Deviance = 88.2734 | Absolute change: 0.0014 | Relative change: 1.566e-05
#> Maximum item intercept parameter change: 0.007474
#> Maximum item slope parameter change: 0
#> Maximum regression parameter change: 0
#> Maximum variance parameter change: 0
#> ....................................................
#> Iteration 8 2020-09-24 01:15:08
#> E Step
#> M Step Intercepts |----
#> Deviance = 88.2729 | Absolute change: 5e-04 | Relative change: 6.07e-06
#> Maximum item intercept parameter change: 0.002698
#> Maximum item slope parameter change: 0
#> Maximum regression parameter change: 0
#> Maximum variance parameter change: 0
#> ....................................................
#> Iteration 9 2020-09-24 01:15:08
#> E Step
#> M Step Intercepts |----
#> Deviance = 88.2728 | Absolute change: 1e-04 | Relative change: 1e-06
#> Maximum item intercept parameter change: 0.001865
#> Maximum item slope parameter change: 0
#> Maximum regression parameter change: 0
#> Maximum variance parameter change: 0
#> ....................................................
#> Iteration 10 2020-09-24 01:15:08
#> E Step
#> M Step Intercepts |---
#> Deviance = 88.2728 | Absolute change: 0 | Relative change: 3.8e-07
#> Maximum item intercept parameter change: 0.000658
#> Maximum item slope parameter change: 0
#> Maximum regression parameter change: 0
#> Maximum variance parameter change: 0
#> ....................................................
#> Iteration 11 2020-09-24 01:15:08
#> E Step
#> M Step Intercepts |---
#> Deviance = 88.2728 | Absolute change: 0 | Relative change: 6e-08
#> Maximum item intercept parameter change: 0.000411
#> Maximum item slope parameter change: 0
#> Maximum regression parameter change: 0
#> Maximum variance parameter change: 0
#> ....................................................
#> Iteration 12 2020-09-24 01:15:08
#> E Step
#> M Step Intercepts |-
#> Deviance = 88.2728 | Absolute change: 0 | Relative change: 2e-08
#> Maximum item intercept parameter change: 1e-04
#> Maximum item slope parameter change: 0
#> Maximum regression parameter change: 0
#> Maximum variance parameter change: 0
#> ....................................................
#> Item Parameters
#> xsi.index xsi.label est
#> 1 1 item1_Cat1 -1e-04
#> 2 2 item1_Cat2 2e-04
#> 3 3 item1_Cat3 -2e-04
#> 4 4 item1_Cat4 1e-04
#> 5 5 item2_Cat1 -1e-04
#> 6 6 item2_Cat2 2e-04
#> 7 7 item2_Cat3 -2e-04
#> 8 8 item2_Cat4 1e-04
#> 9 9 item3_Cat1 -1e-04
#> 10 10 item3_Cat2 2e-04
#> 11 11 item3_Cat3 -2e-04
#> 12 12 item3_Cat4 1e-04
#> 13 13 item4_Cat1 -1e-04
#> 14 14 item4_Cat2 2e-04
#> 15 15 item4_Cat3 -2e-04
#> 16 16 item4_Cat4 1e-04
#> ...................................
#> Regression Coefficients
#> [,1]
#> [1,] 0
#>
#> Variance:
#> [,1]
#> [1,] 0.001
#>
#>
#> EAP Reliability:
#> [1] 0
#>
#> -----------------------------
#> Start: 2020-09-24 01:15:08
#> End: 2020-09-24 01:15:08
#> Time difference of 0.0253942 secs
#> TAM 3.5-19 (2020-05-05 22:45:39)
#>
#> Call:
#> tam.mml(resp = dat[, -1])
#>
#> Multidimensional Item Response Model in TAM
#>
#> Deviance= 88.27 | Log Likelihood= -44.14
#> Number of persons used= 10
#> Number of estimated parameters= 17
#> AIC= 122
#> BIC= 127
tam.mml(dat[,-1]-1) # correct one
#> ....................................................
#> Processing Data 2020-09-24 01:15:08
#> * Response Data: 10 Persons and 4 Items
#> * Numerical integration with 21 nodes
#> * Created Design Matrices ( 2020-09-24 01:15:08 )
#> * Calculated Sufficient Statistics ( 2020-09-24 01:15:08 )
#> ....................................................
#> Iteration 1 2020-09-24 01:15:08
#> E Step
#> M Step Intercepts |----
#> Deviance = 126.92
#> Maximum item intercept parameter change: 0.856425
#> Maximum item slope parameter change: 0
#> Maximum regression parameter change: 0
#> Maximum variance parameter change: 0.243183
#> ....................................................
#> Iteration 2 2020-09-24 01:15:08
#> E Step
#> M Step Intercepts |----
#> Deviance = 121.5674 | Absolute change: 5.3526 | Relative change: 0.04402973
#> Maximum item intercept parameter change: 0.577098
#> Maximum item slope parameter change: 0
#> Maximum regression parameter change: 0
#> Maximum variance parameter change: 0.097794
#> ....................................................
#> Iteration 3 2020-09-24 01:15:08
#> E Step
#> M Step Intercepts |----
#> Deviance = 121.5908 | Absolute change: -0.0234 | Relative change: 0.00019276
#> !!! Deviance increases! !!!!
#> !!! Choose maybe fac.oldxsi > 0 and/or increment.factor > 1 !!!!
#> Maximum item intercept parameter change: 0.259185
#> Maximum item slope parameter change: 0
#> Maximum regression parameter change: 0
#> Maximum variance parameter change: 0.156808
#> ....................................................
#> Iteration 4 2020-09-24 01:15:08
#> E Step
#> M Step Intercepts |----
#> Deviance = 122.8452 | Absolute change: -1.2544 | Relative change: 0.01021095
#> !!! Deviance increases! !!!!
#> !!! Choose maybe fac.oldxsi > 0 and/or increment.factor > 1 !!!!
#> Maximum item intercept parameter change: 0.12729
#> Maximum item slope parameter change: 0
#> Maximum regression parameter change: 0
#> Maximum variance parameter change: 0.118569
#> ....................................................
#> Iteration 5 2020-09-24 01:15:08
#> E Step
#> M Step Intercepts |----
#> Deviance = 124.7251 | Absolute change: -1.8799 | Relative change: 0.0150725
#> !!! Deviance increases! !!!!
#> !!! Choose maybe fac.oldxsi > 0 and/or increment.factor > 1 !!!!
#> Maximum item intercept parameter change: 0.079537
#> Maximum item slope parameter change: 0
#> Maximum regression parameter change: 0
#> Maximum variance parameter change: 0.080645
#> ....................................................
#> Iteration 6 2020-09-24 01:15:08
#> E Step
#> M Step Intercepts |----
#> Deviance = 125.9143 | Absolute change: -1.1892 | Relative change: 0.00944431
#> !!! Deviance increases! !!!!
#> !!! Choose maybe fac.oldxsi > 0 and/or increment.factor > 1 !!!!
#> Maximum item intercept parameter change: 0.064394
#> Maximum item slope parameter change: 0
#> Maximum regression parameter change: 0
#> Maximum variance parameter change: 0.058669
#> ....................................................
#> Iteration 7 2020-09-24 01:15:08
#> E Step
#> M Step Intercepts |----
#> Deviance = 126.5518 | Absolute change: -0.6375 | Relative change: 0.00503765
#> !!! Deviance increases! !!!!
#> !!! Choose maybe fac.oldxsi > 0 and/or increment.factor > 1 !!!!
#> Maximum item intercept parameter change: 0.029242
#> Maximum item slope parameter change: 0
#> Maximum regression parameter change: 0
#> Maximum variance parameter change: 0.043833
#> ....................................................
#> Iteration 8 2020-09-24 01:15:08
#> E Step
#> M Step Intercepts |----
#> Deviance = 126.9347 | Absolute change: -0.3828 | Relative change: 0.00301601
#> !!! Deviance increases! !!!!
#> !!! Choose maybe fac.oldxsi > 0 and/or increment.factor > 1 !!!!
#> Maximum item intercept parameter change: 0.028625
#> Maximum item slope parameter change: 0
#> Maximum regression parameter change: 0
#> Maximum variance parameter change: 0.032584
#> ....................................................
#> Iteration 9 2020-09-24 01:15:08
#> E Step
#> M Step Intercepts |----
#> Deviance = 127.0225 | Absolute change: -0.0878 | Relative change: 0.00069134
#> !!! Deviance increases! !!!!
#> !!! Choose maybe fac.oldxsi > 0 and/or increment.factor > 1 !!!!
#> Maximum item intercept parameter change: 0.029924
#> Maximum item slope parameter change: 0
#> Maximum regression parameter change: 0
#> Maximum variance parameter change: 0.022953
#> ....................................................
#> Iteration 10 2020-09-24 01:15:08
#> E Step
#> M Step Intercepts |----
#> Deviance = 126.902 | Absolute change: 0.1205 | Relative change: 0.00094916
#> Maximum item intercept parameter change: 0.027704
#> Maximum item slope parameter change: 0
#> Maximum regression parameter change: 0
#> Maximum variance parameter change: 0.016455
#> ....................................................
#> Iteration 11 2020-09-24 01:15:08
#> E Step
#> M Step Intercepts |----
#> Deviance = 126.7005 | Absolute change: 0.2015 | Relative change: 0.00159025
#> Maximum item intercept parameter change: 0.023953
#> Maximum item slope parameter change: 0
#> Maximum regression parameter change: 0
#> Maximum variance parameter change: 0.011712
#> ....................................................
#> Iteration 12 2020-09-24 01:15:08
#> E Step
#> M Step Intercepts |----
#> Deviance = 126.4686 | Absolute change: 0.2319 | Relative change: 0.00183401
#> Maximum item intercept parameter change: 0.020194
#> Maximum item slope parameter change: 0
#> Maximum regression parameter change: 0
#> Maximum variance parameter change: 0.008469
#> ....................................................
#> Iteration 13 2020-09-24 01:15:08
#> E Step
#> M Step Intercepts |----
#> Deviance = 126.2466 | Absolute change: 0.222 | Relative change: 0.00175837
#> Maximum item intercept parameter change: 0.016477
#> Maximum item slope parameter change: 0
#> Maximum regression parameter change: 0
#> Maximum variance parameter change: 0.006224
#> ....................................................
#> Iteration 14 2020-09-24 01:15:08
#> E Step
#> M Step Intercepts |----
#> Deviance = 126.0528 | Absolute change: 0.1939 | Relative change: 0.00153789
#> Maximum item intercept parameter change: 0.013168
#> Maximum item slope parameter change: 0
#> Maximum regression parameter change: 0
#> Maximum variance parameter change: 0.004631
#> ....................................................
#> Iteration 15 2020-09-24 01:15:08
#> E Step
#> M Step Intercepts |----
#> Deviance = 125.892 | Absolute change: 0.1608 | Relative change: 0.00127699
#> Maximum item intercept parameter change: 0.01037
#> Maximum item slope parameter change: 0
#> Maximum regression parameter change: 0
#> Maximum variance parameter change: 0.003477
#> ....................................................
#> Iteration 16 2020-09-24 01:15:08
#> E Step
#> M Step Intercepts |----
#> Deviance = 125.7626 | Absolute change: 0.1294 | Relative change: 0.0010288
#> Maximum item intercept parameter change: 0.00809
#> Maximum item slope parameter change: 0
#> Maximum regression parameter change: 0
#> Maximum variance parameter change: 0.002628
#> ....................................................
#> Iteration 17 2020-09-24 01:15:08
#> E Step
#> M Step Intercepts |----
#> Deviance = 125.6606 | Absolute change: 0.102 | Relative change: 0.00081175
#> Maximum item intercept parameter change: 0.006263
#> Maximum item slope parameter change: 0
#> Maximum regression parameter change: 0
#> Maximum variance parameter change: 0.001995
#> ....................................................
#> Iteration 18 2020-09-24 01:15:08
#> E Step
#> M Step Intercepts |----
#> Deviance = 125.581 | Absolute change: 0.0796 | Relative change: 0.00063349
#> Maximum item intercept parameter change: 0.004831
#> Maximum item slope parameter change: 0
#> Maximum regression parameter change: 0
#> Maximum variance parameter change: 0.001518
#> ....................................................
#> Iteration 19 2020-09-24 01:15:08
#> E Step
#> M Step Intercepts |----
#> Deviance = 125.5195 | Absolute change: 0.0615 | Relative change: 0.0004902
#> Maximum item intercept parameter change: 0.003713
#> Maximum item slope parameter change: 0
#> Maximum regression parameter change: 0
#> Maximum variance parameter change: 0.001159
#> ....................................................
#> Iteration 20 2020-09-24 01:15:08
#> E Step
#> M Step Intercepts |----
#> Deviance = 125.4722 | Absolute change: 0.0473 | Relative change: 0.00037729
#> Maximum item intercept parameter change: 0.002848
#> Maximum item slope parameter change: 0
#> Maximum regression parameter change: 0
#> Maximum variance parameter change: 0.000885
#> ....................................................
#> Iteration 21 2020-09-24 01:15:08
#> E Step
#> M Step Intercepts |----
#> Deviance = 125.4359 | Absolute change: 0.0363 | Relative change: 0.00028944
#> Maximum item intercept parameter change: 0.002182
#> Maximum item slope parameter change: 0
#> Maximum regression parameter change: 0
#> Maximum variance parameter change: 0.000677
#> ....................................................
#> Iteration 22 2020-09-24 01:15:08
#> E Step
#> M Step Intercepts |----
#> Deviance = 125.4081 | Absolute change: 0.0278 | Relative change: 0.00022134
#> Maximum item intercept parameter change: 0.001669
#> Maximum item slope parameter change: 0
#> Maximum regression parameter change: 0
#> Maximum variance parameter change: 0.000518
#> ....................................................
#> Iteration 23 2020-09-24 01:15:08
#> E Step
#> M Step Intercepts |----
#> Deviance = 125.3869 | Absolute change: 0.0213 | Relative change: 0.00016959
#> Maximum item intercept parameter change: 0.001279
#> Maximum item slope parameter change: 0
#> Maximum regression parameter change: 0
#> Maximum variance parameter change: 0.000397
#> ....................................................
#> Iteration 24 2020-09-24 01:15:08
#> E Step
#> M Step Intercepts |----
#> Deviance = 125.3706 | Absolute change: 0.0162 | Relative change: 0.0001294
#> Maximum item intercept parameter change: 0.000977
#> Maximum item slope parameter change: 0
#> Maximum regression parameter change: 0
#> Maximum variance parameter change: 0.000304
#> ....................................................
#> Iteration 25 2020-09-24 01:15:08
#> E Step
#> M Step Intercepts |----
#> Deviance = 125.3582 | Absolute change: 0.0124 | Relative change: 9.904e-05
#> Maximum item intercept parameter change: 0.000748
#> Maximum item slope parameter change: 0
#> Maximum regression parameter change: 0
#> Maximum variance parameter change: 0.000233
#> ....................................................
#> Iteration 26 2020-09-24 01:15:08
#> E Step
#> M Step Intercepts |----
#> Deviance = 125.3487 | Absolute change: 0.0095 | Relative change: 7.554e-05
#> Maximum item intercept parameter change: 0.000572
#> Maximum item slope parameter change: 0
#> Maximum regression parameter change: 0
#> Maximum variance parameter change: 0.000178
#> ....................................................
#> Iteration 27 2020-09-24 01:15:08
#> E Step
#> M Step Intercepts |----
#> Deviance = 125.3415 | Absolute change: 0.0072 | Relative change: 5.776e-05
#> Maximum item intercept parameter change: 0.000437
#> Maximum item slope parameter change: 0
#> Maximum regression parameter change: 0
#> Maximum variance parameter change: 0.000136
#> ....................................................
#> Iteration 28 2020-09-24 01:15:08
#> E Step
#> M Step Intercepts |----
#> Deviance = 125.336 | Absolute change: 0.0055 | Relative change: 4.416e-05
#> Maximum item intercept parameter change: 0.000335
#> Maximum item slope parameter change: 0
#> Maximum regression parameter change: 0
#> Maximum variance parameter change: 0.000105
#> ....................................................
#> Iteration 29 2020-09-24 01:15:08
#> E Step
#> M Step Intercepts |----
#> Deviance = 125.3317 | Absolute change: 0.0042 | Relative change: 3.376e-05
#> Maximum item intercept parameter change: 0.000256
#> Maximum item slope parameter change: 0
#> Maximum regression parameter change: 0
#> Maximum variance parameter change: 8e-05
#> ....................................................
#> Iteration 30 2020-09-24 01:15:08
#> E Step
#> M Step Intercepts |----
#> Deviance = 125.3285 | Absolute change: 0.0032 | Relative change: 2.581e-05
#> Maximum item intercept parameter change: 0.000196
#> Maximum item slope parameter change: 0
#> Maximum regression parameter change: 0
#> Maximum variance parameter change: 6.1e-05
#> ....................................................
#> Iteration 31 2020-09-24 01:15:08
#> E Step
#> M Step Intercepts |----
#> Deviance = 125.326 | Absolute change: 0.0025 | Relative change: 1.974e-05
#> Maximum item intercept parameter change: 0.00015
#> Maximum item slope parameter change: 0
#> Maximum regression parameter change: 0
#> Maximum variance parameter change: 4.7e-05
#> ....................................................
#> Iteration 32 2020-09-24 01:15:08
#> E Step
#> M Step Intercepts |---
#> Deviance = 125.3241 | Absolute change: 0.0019 | Relative change: 1.51e-05
#> Maximum item intercept parameter change: 0.000159
#> Maximum item slope parameter change: 0
#> Maximum regression parameter change: 0
#> Maximum variance parameter change: 3.6e-05
#> ....................................................
#> Iteration 33 2020-09-24 01:15:08
#> E Step
#> M Step Intercepts |--
#> Deviance = 125.3223 | Absolute change: 0.0018 | Relative change: 1.464e-05
#> Maximum item intercept parameter change: 6.7e-05
#> Maximum item slope parameter change: 0
#> Maximum regression parameter change: 0
#> Maximum variance parameter change: 2.9e-05
#> ....................................................
#> Iteration 34 2020-09-24 01:15:08
#> E Step
#> M Step Intercepts |---
#> Deviance = 125.3217 | Absolute change: 6e-04 | Relative change: 4.52e-06
#> Maximum item intercept parameter change: 0.000112
#> Maximum item slope parameter change: 0
#> Maximum regression parameter change: 0
#> Maximum variance parameter change: 1.7e-05
#> ....................................................
#> Iteration 35 2020-09-24 01:15:08
#> E Step
#> M Step Intercepts |-
#> Deviance = 125.3204 | Absolute change: 0.0013 | Relative change: 1.053e-05
#> Maximum item intercept parameter change: 7.9e-05
#> Maximum item slope parameter change: 0
#> Maximum regression parameter change: 0
#> Maximum variance parameter change: 1.8e-05
#> ....................................................
#> Iteration 36 2020-09-24 01:15:08
#> E Step
#> M Step Intercepts |-
#> Deviance = 125.3195 | Absolute change: 9e-04 | Relative change: 7e-06
#> Maximum item intercept parameter change: 5.1e-05
#> Maximum item slope parameter change: 0
#> Maximum regression parameter change: 0
#> Maximum variance parameter change: 1.3e-05
#> ....................................................
#> Item Parameters
#> xsi.index xsi.label est
#> 1 1 item1_Cat1 -0.3774
#> 2 2 item1_Cat2 0.2232
#> 3 3 item1_Cat3 0.1736
#> 4 4 item2_Cat1 -0.3774
#> 5 5 item2_Cat2 0.2232
#> 6 6 item2_Cat3 0.1736
#> 7 7 item3_Cat1 -0.3774
#> 8 8 item3_Cat2 0.2232
#> 9 9 item3_Cat3 0.1736
#> 10 10 item4_Cat1 0.6410
#> 11 11 item4_Cat2 0.5874
#> 12 12 item4_Cat3 1.2237
#> ...................................
#> Regression Coefficients
#> [,1]
#> [1,] 0
#>
#> Variance:
#> [,1]
#> [1,] 1.145
#>
#>
#> EAP Reliability:
#> [1] 0.743
#>
#> -----------------------------
#> Start: 2020-09-24 01:15:08
#> End: 2020-09-24 01:15:08
#> Time difference of 0.02858067 secs
#> TAM 3.5-19 (2020-05-05 22:45:39)
#>
#> Call:
#> tam.mml(resp = dat[, -1] - 1)
#>
#> Multidimensional Item Response Model in TAM
#>
#> Deviance= 121.57 | Log Likelihood= -60.78
#> Number of persons used= 10
#> Number of estimated parameters= 13
#> AIC= 148
#> BIC= 152
Created on 2020-09-24 by the reprex package (v0.3.0.9001)