Test-retest repeatability of the Strain Index

Applied Ergonomics

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 275-281

  Stephens, John Paul ^a   Vos, Gordon A ^a   Stevens Jr , Edward M ^b   Steven Moore, J ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SAINT MARTIN'S UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Repeatability; Strain Index; Test retest

Indexed keywords

CLASSIFICATION (OF INFORMATION); PARAMETER ESTIMATION; RELIABILITY; STRAIN;

REPEATABILITY; STRAIN INDEX; TEST-RETEST;

DATA MINING;

ARTICLE; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; HAZARD; INFORMATION PROCESSING; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TEST RETEST RELIABILITY; VIDEORECORDING; WORK;

EID: 31944443179     PISSN: 00036870     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apergo.2005.07.007     Document Type: Article

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