On the "optimal" size for normative samples in neuropsychology: Capturing the uncertainty when normative data are used to quantify the standing of a neuropsychological test score

Child Neuropsychology

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 99-117

  Crawford, John R ^a   Garthwaite, Paul H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^b OPEN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Confidence limits; Normative comparisons; Norms; Sample size

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; DATA ANALYSIS; ERROR; METHODOLOGY; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; NEUROPSYCHOLOGY; REVIEW; SAMPLE SIZE; STANDARD;

CHILD; COGNITION; HUMANS; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; REFERENCE VALUES;

EID: 39749169348     PISSN: 09297049     EISSN: 17444136     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09297040801894709     Document Type: Review

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