Annotations on Mexico's WISC-IV: A validity study

Applied Neuropsychology: Child

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 6-17

  Fina, Anthony D ^a   Sánchez Escobedo, Pedro ^b   Hollingworth, Liz ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE YUCATÁN   (Mexico)

Author keywords

EWIN IV; Factor analysis; Internal structure; Validity; WISC IV

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; EQUIPMENT; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEXICO; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PSYCHOMETRY; REPRODUCIBILITY; STANDARD; STATISTICS; VALIDATION STUDY; WECHSLER INTELLIGENCE SCALE;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEXICO; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PSYCHOMETRICS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; WECHSLER SCALES;

EID: 84876245349     PISSN: 21622965     EISSN: 21622973     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/21622965.2012.665771     Document Type: Article

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