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The Nolan Index: An R Program for Calculating List Resemblances
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Michael C. Robbins; Zhuping Li – Field Methods, 2025
The Nolan Index (NI) is a normed, quantitative measure for comparing the degree of resemblance (similarity or dissimilarity) between free listings with an Excel program for calculating it. This article enhances that effort with the addition of an R program and additional applications. Free-list resemblance measures have been used to investigate…
Descriptors: Computation, Norm Referenced Tests, Comparative Analysis, Spreadsheets