Estimating base rates of impairment in neuropsychological test batteries: A comparison of quantitative models

Archives of Clinical Neuropsychology

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 69-84

  Decker, Scott L ^a   Schneider, W Joel ^b   Hale, James B ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b ILLINOIS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Assessment; Norms normative studies; Statistical methods

Indexed keywords

EID: 84857604288     PISSN: 08876177     EISSN: 18735843     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/arclin/acr088     Document Type: Article

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