An index-based short-form of the WISC-IV with accompanying analysis of the reliability and abnormality of differences

British Journal of Clinical Psychology

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 235-258

  Crawford, John R ^a   Anderson, Vicki ^b,c   Rankin, Peter M ^d   MacDonald, Jayne ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^d GREAT ORMOND STREET HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; HUMAN; PSYCHOMETRY; REPRODUCIBILITY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICS; WECHSLER INTELLIGENCE SCALE;

CHILD; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; HUMANS; PSYCHOMETRICS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; WECHSLER SCALES;

EID: 77953159161     PISSN: 01446657     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1348/014466509X455470     Document Type: Article

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