The temporal stability of cluster and switch scores using a modified COWAT procedure

Archives of Clinical Neuropsychology

Volumn 20, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 983-996

  Ross, Thomas P ^a   Weinberg, Marc ^a   Furr, Ashley E ^a   Carter, Sara E ^a   Evans Blake, Laura ^a   Parham, Sara ^a  

^a School of Business   (United States)

Author keywords

Clustering; COWAT (Controlled Oral Word Association Test); Procedural modifications; Qualitative scoring; Test retest reliability; Verbal fluency

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASSOCIATION; AUTOMATION; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED ORAL WORD ASSOCIATION TEST; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; RELIABILITY; SCORING SYSTEM; WRITING;

EID: 27844526186     PISSN: 08876177     EISSN: 18735843     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.acn.2005.05.002     Document Type: Article

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