A comprehensive approach to the interpretation of difference scores

Applied Neuropsychology

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 23-30

  Charter, Richard A ^a,c   Feldt, Leonard S ^b  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^c VA LONG BEACH HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

Confidence interval; Difference score; Misinterpretation; Overinterpretation; Probabilities of power; Reliable difference; Underinterpretation

Indexed keywords

CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MODELS, STATISTICAL; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PROBABILITY;

EID: 60549110683     PISSN: 09084282     EISSN: 15324826     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09084280802644110     Document Type: Article

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