Changes in Word Usage Frequency May Hamper Intergenerational Comparisons of Vocabulary Skills: An Ngram Analysis of Wordsum, WAIS, and WISC Test Items

Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 83-87

  Roivainen, Eka ^a  

^a Verve   (Finland)

Author keywords

Flynn effect; ngram analysis; vocabulary test

Indexed keywords

EID: 84890746755     PISSN: 07342829     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0734282913485542     Document Type: Article

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