Tableplot a new tool for assessing precise predictions

Journal of Psychology

Volumn 217, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 38-48

  Kwan, Ernest ^a,c   Lu, Irene R R ^a   Friendly, Michael ^b  

^a CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Five factor model; Graphical display; Precise predictions; Tableplot; Theory appraisal

Indexed keywords

EID: 63549109123     PISSN: 00443409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1027/0044-3409.217.1.38     Document Type: Article

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