A statistical interpretive method for neuropsychological test data

Neuropsychology Review

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 143-169

  Miller, L Stephen ^a   Rohling, Martin L ^b  

^a University of Georgia   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH ALABAMA   (United States)

Author keywords

Data analysis; Effect size; Neuropsychological tests; Psychometrics; Rohling's interpretive method, RIM; Statistical interpretive method; Statistical significance

Indexed keywords

HUMAN; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PSYCHOMETRY; REVIEW; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICS;

DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; HUMANS; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PSYCHOMETRICS;

EID: 0035468481     PISSN: 10407308     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1016602708066     Document Type: Article

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