Measuring fluid intelligence on a ratio scale: Evidence from nonverbal classification problems and information entropy

Behavior Research Methods

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 439-445

  Ruiz, Philippe E ^a  

^a SKEMA BUSINESS SCHOOL   (France)

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; ENTROPY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE TEST; MALE; STATISTICS;

ALGORITHMS; CULTURE; ENTROPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTELLIGENCE TESTS; MALE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 66149124885     PISSN: 1554351X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3758/BRM.41.2.439     Document Type: Article

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