Application of psychometric standards to scoring system evaluation: Is 'new' necessarily 'improved'?

Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 462-472

  Fastenau, Philip S ^a,d   Bennett, Jeanne M ^b,d   Denburg, Natalie L ^c,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^b HENRY FORD HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Division of Neuropsychology   (United States)

^e Department of Psychology ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOMETRY; RELIABILITY; SCORING SYSTEM;

EID: 0029843639     PISSN: 13803395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01688639608409003     Document Type: Article

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