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Peer reviewedDuthie, Bruce; Vincent, Ken R. – Journal of Clinical Psychology, 1986
Diagnostic hit rates for the Diagnostic Inventory of Personality and Symptoms were compared to diagnosis by psychiatrists of the same patients. The Probability Scale employing Bayesian concepts and base rates correctly classified 70% of the patients and was more accurate by far than the other two methods used. (Author/ABB)
Descriptors: Bayesian Statistics, Identification, Personality Measures, Psychological Testing
