Analysis of a Short Test Battery for Children.

Zagar, Robert; Mead, John D.

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Publication Date: 1983

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Analysis of a Short Test Battery for Children.

Zagar, Robert; Mead, John D.

Journal of Clinical Psychology, v39 n4 p590-97 Jul 1983

Explored the hierarchical structure of mental abilities by comparing principal component analysis with a hierarchical cluster analysis algorithm on a short test battery for 182 children. Both the linear principal component analysis and the nonlinear hierarchical clustering analysis confirmed the hierarchical organization of mental abilities. (JAC)

Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Children, Cognitive Ability, Cognitive Measurement, Diagnostic Tests, Elementary Secondary Education, Eye Hand Coordination, Factor Structure, Psychometrics, Test Validity

Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles

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