Exploratory Factor Analysis of the Wechsler Abbreviated Scale of Intelligence (WASI) in Adult Standardization and Clinical Samples

Applied Neuropsychology

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 252-256

  Ryan, Joseph J ^a   Carruthers, Christine A ^a   Miller, Lori J ^a   Souheaver, Gary T ^b   Gontkovsky, Samuel T ^c   Zehr, Martin D ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL MISSOURI   (United States)

^b CENTRAL ARKANSAS VETERANS HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^c Jim Thorpe Rehabilitation Network   (United States)

^d Research Medical Center Brookside Campus   (United States)

Author keywords

Adults; Clinical sample factor analyses; WASI

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COMPREHENSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; INTELLIGENCE TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEUROPSYCHOLOGY; PERCEPTION; STANDARDIZATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTELLIGENCE; INTELLIGENCE TESTS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERCEPTION; PSYCHOMETRICS; REFERENCE VALUES;

EID: 0346492622     PISSN: 09084282     EISSN: 15324826     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/s15324826an1004_8     Document Type: Article

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