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Peer reviewedKrus, David J.; Liang, Kun-Hsia T. – Educational and Psychological Measurement, 1984
An algorithm for estimation of means and standard deviations or raw scores underlying table values of standard test scores is presented. An application of a computer program, operationalizing the suggested algorithm, is discussed within the framework of a comparison of estimated and known table values for sample Minnesota Multiphasic Personality…
Descriptors: Algorithms, Estimation (Mathematics), Scores, Standardized Tests
Peer reviewedWagner, Edwin E.; And Others – Educational and Psychological Measurement, 1990
This study, using data for 200 psychiatric/chemical dependency patients, attempted to justify subscales of the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI). Distributions of all possible split-half correlations for certain research scales of the MMPI revealed negative skewness resulting in spuriously lowered reliability estimates. The scales…
Descriptors: Estimation (Mathematics), Patients, Personality Measures, Rating Scales
