Increasing the reliability of wechsler intelligence scale for children - Third edition difference scores with reliable component analysis

Psychological Assessment

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 89-96

  Caruso, John C ^a   Cliff, Norman ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; INTELLIGENCE TEST; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOMETRY; RELIABILITY; STANDARDIZATION;

EID: 0034095697     PISSN: 10403590     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/1040-3590.12.1.89     Document Type: Article

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