Using just noticeable differences to interpret test scores

Psychological Methods

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 415-424

  Stricker, Lawrence J ^a  

^a EDUCATIONAL TESTING SERVICE   (United States)

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[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DIFFERENTIAL THRESHOLD; HUMAN; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOMETRY; REPRODUCIBILITY; STATISTICS;

DIFFERENTIAL THRESHOLD; HUMANS; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PSYCHOMETRICS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 0034572098     PISSN: 1082989X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/1082-989X.5.4.415     Document Type: Article

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