A Rasch Analysis of Three of the Wisconsin Scales of Psychosis Proneness: Measurement of Schizotypy

Journal of Applied Measurement

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 160-171

  Graves, Roger E ^a   Weinstein, Sara ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PERCEPTUAL ABERRATIONS; PSYCHOSIS PRONENESS; RASCH MODEL;

EDUCATION; ERROR ANALYSIS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PROBLEM SOLVING; RELIABILITY; STUDENTS;

MEASUREMENT THEORY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGY; PSYCHOSIS; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SCHIZOTYPAL PERSONALITY DISORDER; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; PSYCHOLOGY; PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SCHIZOTYPAL PERSONALITY DISORDER;

EID: 1842854584     PISSN: 15297713     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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