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Gilpin, Andrew R. – Educational and Psychological Measurement, 2008
Rosenthal and Rubin introduced a general effect size index, r[subscript equivalent], for use in meta-analyses of two-group experiments; it employs p values from reports of the original studies to determine an equivalent t test and the corresponding point-biserial correlation coefficient. The present investigation used Monte Carlo-simulated…
Descriptors: Effect Size, Correlation, Meta Analysis, Monte Carlo Methods
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Kerby, Dave S.; Ragan, Katie M. – International Journal of Aging and Human Development, 2002
Leisure activities are widely used in research to predict important outcomes, but the existing studies use different classification schemes and apparently rely on the intuition of the researcher to classify activities. The goal of the current study was to use the Holland RIASEC personality system to empirically classify activities using a sample…
Descriptors: Multidimensional Scaling, Recreational Activities, Predictor Variables, Classification