The two errors of using the within-subject standard deviation (WSD) as the standard error of a reliable change index

Archives of Clinical Neuropsychology

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 451-456

  Maassen, Gerard H ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

reliable change index; standard error; within subject standard deviation

Indexed keywords

HUMAN; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PSYCHOMETRY; REPRODUCIBILITY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; HUMANS; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PSYCHOMETRICS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 77954826317     PISSN: 08876177     EISSN: 18735843     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/arclin/acq036     Document Type: Article

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