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Equivalence of a Measurement Model of Cognitive Abilities in U.S. Standardization and Australian Neuroscience Samples
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Bowden, Stephen C.; Weiss, Lawrence G.; Holdnack, James A.; Bardenhagen, Fiona J.; Cook, Mark J. – Assessment, 2008
A psychological measurement model provides an explicit definition of (a) the theoretical and (b) the numerical relationships between observed scores and the latent variables that underlie the observed scores. Examination of the metric invariance of a measurement model involves testing the hypothesis that all components of the model relating…
Descriptors: Measurement Techniques, Foreign Countries, Cognitive Ability, Scores
Assessing the Significance of Differences between Subtests on the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale-Revised.
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Knight, Robert G.; Godfrey, Hamish P. D. – Journal of Clinical Psychology, 1984
Considered methods of evaluating the pattern of subtest scores on the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale-Revised. The rationale and method for calculating the size of the significant difference between a subtest and the mean of the subtests scores for an individual are described. (JAC)
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Intelligence Tests, Screening Tests, Statistical Significance
On Interpreting the Several Standard Errors of the WAIS-R: Some Further Tables.
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Knight, Robert G. – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 1983
Discusses the significance of confidence intervals around IQ scores based on a misleading interpretation of the standard error of measurement terms provided in the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale-Revised (WAIS-R) manual. Presents standard error values and a table for determining the abnormality of verbal and performance IQ discrepancies.…
Descriptors: Error of Measurement, Foreign Countries, Intelligence Tests, Test Interpretation